Regional Manager (North)

InPost UK; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced Annual Leave 26 Days + buy-s/

AXA Health Care

Work from Anywhere - 4 Weeks per year

Enhanced Parental Leave

Rail Loan

Volunteering Days

Job summary

InPost UK is seeking a Regional Manager to oversee a Northern UK network of engineers, ensuring timely diagnostics, repair, and maintenance of parcel locker machines. You will lead, coach, and develop a regional team, collaborate with dispatch, and drive service excellence across the region.

This role requires strong leadership, technical troubleshooting, and the ability to manage multiple tasks across projects and international markets.

Qualifications

• Experience leading or supervising a regional team.
• Proven ability to diagnose and repair electromechanical equipment.
• Experience with software configuration and firmware updates.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks across various projects and markets.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a regional team of Service Engineers to deliver high-quality service.
• Coordinate with dispatch to allocate jobs and balance workload regionally.
• Act as first point of escalation for technical and operational queries.
• Manage maintenance, repair, and modernization of parcel locker machines (APMs).
• Maintain technical documentation and service manuals for accessibility across the team.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards and internal procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Team Development

Diagnostics

Software Configuration

Firmware Updates

Troubleshooting

Communication

Project Multitasking

Quality Control

Stakeholder Management

Job description

Want to be part of a UK hub, in a global business that is scaling rapidly, evolving fast and radically changing the decades-old delivery universe? If so, read on, as we're looking for a Regional Manager to join our Network Health team to look after our northern teams!

Our mission? To switch up the status quo and become the UK's leading out-of-home business. With a fast-growing network of thousands of smart lockers, hundreds of leading retail partners and the launch of our transformative Send service, we're bringing freedom to anyone with a parcel.

At InPost UK, we're building an unparalleled group of talent that is committed to help us power our mission to reshape the way parcels move, and redefine eCommerce logistics. Our team is packed full of top-notch experts in e-commerce, technology, scale-up growth, sustainability, logistics and supply chain. We're a passionate bunch with high ambition - we collaborate, innovate, support each other, and leave egos at the door.

Oversee a regional team of engineers, acting as the first point of contact and managing SLAs and KPIs. Lead the diagnosis, repair, and maintenance of parcel locker machines, including software configuration and quality control. Provide technical support and training to employees and subcontractors and contribute to the development of new solutions while maintaining technical documentation.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead and develop a regional team of Service Engineers, ensuring delivery of a high-quality and efficient service.
• Support the professional growth and technical development of the engineering team through coaching and structured feedback.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and service excellence across the region.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to engineers and subcontractors, supporting them via internal communication and IT platforms.

Operational Oversight

• Work closely with the dispatching team to prioritise and allocate jobs effectively across the region.
• Oversee and balance workload allocation, ensuring effective coverage during sickness, holidays, or unexpected absences.
• Step into the Field Manager role when required, ensuring continuity of leadership, operational oversight, and alignment with business objectives

Performance & Quality Management

• Be accountable for achieving all set KPIs and SLAs, driving performance through regular reviews and continuous improvement.
• Monitor and report on performance metrics, identifying trends and implementing corrective actions where necessary.
• Ensure consistent quality control across work completed by engineers and subcontractors, both locally and internationally.

Incident & Escalation Management

• Respond swiftly to high-priority incidents, coordinating resources to ensure timely resolution and minimal service disruption.
• Act as the first point of escalation for all technical and operational queries within the region, ensuring issues are resolved quickly and communicated clearly.

Technical & Service Delivery

• Manage maintenance, repair, and modernisation activities for parcel locker machines (APMs), ensuring reliability, uptime, and customer satisfaction.
• Drive continuous improvement in service delivery by analysing field performance data and implementing best practices across the region.
• Prepare, maintain, and review technical documentation and service manuals, ensuring clarity and accessibility for all team members.

Resource & Compliance Management

• Manage tools, stock, and components required for service continuity, ensuring full traceability and cost control.
• Promote adherence to company procedures, health and safety standards, and technical compliance requirements.

Please note; this role is to cover the North of the UK and will require some travel to our Hemel Hempstead office approx. 2 days a week.

What We Need From You

• Previous experience in area management, with leadership or supervisory experience.
• Proven ability to lead and motivate a team, proactive approach to team development, ensuring that team members are trained and supported to achieve their best performance.
• Experience ensuring effective diagnosis and repair of electromechanical equipment, as well as software configuration and firmware updates.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to guide and support team members in resolving complex technical issues.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to provide clear instructions and technical training.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, ensuring quality and meeting deadlines across various projects and international markets.
• Experience in overseeing quality control, ensuring accuracy in technical work and documentation.
• Skilled in managing relationships with internal staff and international subcontractors, ensuring smooth operations and coordination.

We're looking for people who are ready for a fast paced environment, get their kicks out of problem solving and can balance getting today's stuff done, whilst building for the future. We're looking for people with drive and natural curiosity - who want to do things differently. And do them brilliantly.

Perks of the job!

We love to reward our people for the great work they do:

• Enhanced Annual Leave - 26 Days Plus the Option to Buy Additional Days per year More time for you to relax, explore, and enjoy life.
• AXA Health Care Stay healthy and happy with our top-notch health coverage.
• Work from Anywhere - 4 Weeks per year Embrace the freedom to work remotely abroad for up to 4 weeks per year, allowing you to explore new horizons while staying connected.
• Enhanced Parental Leave We support you during those precious family moments.
• Rail Loan Commute with ease! Purchase an annual season ticket, expense it through our InPost expenses procedure, and enjoy a more affordable interest free repayment over the year.
• Volunteering Days Take a paid day to make a difference in your community

The InPost Process

We pride ourselves on our candidate experience. We want to make this as straightforward as possible, for you and for us! We will try our best to get back to you within a few days to let you know if we'd like to take you to the first stage. This normally involves a 20 minute chat with our Talent Team. If we both feel the connection, you'll then go through another one or two stages, depending on the level of the role.

At InPost, we love uniqueness. Our strength is our people.

We strive to create an open, equal, inclusive environment in which everyone has the opportunity to flourish and be themselves.