Yard Manager

Travis Perkins; Exeter; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave and bank holidays

Pension scheme

Extra holiday days

Life assurance

Employee discounts

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Travis Perkins, the UKs largest builders’ merchant, invites applications for a Yard Manager/Supervisor. You will lead an outdoor yard team, ensuring safe, efficient operations and exceptional customer service. Expect coaching, hands-on leadership, and a strong emphasis on building lasting customer relationships.

You will work Monday to Friday with some Saturdays. Experience managing a yard or warehouse and ability to motivate a team are essential, with a proactive approach to safety and service.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a small yard/warehouse team.
• Strong focus on Health & Safety in daily operations.
• Ability to build lasting relationships with customers and colleagues.
• Willingness to coach and develop team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire the yard team to deliver exceptional customer service.
• Maintain safety standards and ensure compliant operations in an outdoor yard.
• Foster a friendly, helpful culture with a front-line focus on customers.
• Plan, delegate and monitor daily yard activities to meet branch targets.

Skills

Team leadership

Customer service

Health & safety

Coaching & training

Physical fitness

Job description

Are you seeking a role providing a first class service whilst ensuring the safe and efficient running of our yard. In this Yard Manager/Supervisor role you will be responsible for leading and inspiring our yard team who are on the front line dealing with our customers that come into our yard. Health & Safety will be your primary focus every day while always building long-lasting relationships and going above and beyond to provide a great service to our customers. We are Travis Perkins, the UKs largest builders merchant and this role may be perfect for you.

The Branch

You will be working alongside some great individuals at our branch where we have a fantastic dedicated team. Your working hours will be Monday to Friday 0730-1700 and alternate Saturdays 0800-1200.

You don’t need an in-depth knowledge of builders merchants to join the team, as there will be plenty of coaching and training to get you up to speed, we’ll give you the confidence to deliver the exceptional service we expect. However experience managing/supervising/coaching a team is a requirement and a background in a yard or warehouse is extremely advantageous.

The Benefits

• Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension scheme
• Option to buy extra holiday days
• Life Assurance and other optional rewards
• Discounts - across TP Group and many other retailers
• Employee assistance programme

The Role

Our success is built on strong relationships with our customers so it’s essential that you can help deliver the highest standards of service - the key thing is to be helpful and friendly, you will likely get to know our customers on a first name basis. You will be based outside, responsible for leading and inspiring our yard team who are on the front line dealing with our customers that come into our yard. A strong team player, you will be a key member of the team ensuring standards are adhered to at all times.

The Person

• Highly adaptable, resilient and tenacious with high levels of energy and drive
• Someone that is physically active, as this role is located outside, it will involve lifting heavy building materials
• Someone who thrives in a dynamic and fast paced environment.
• Friendly and outgoing, happy to communicate face to face to build strong lasting relationships
• Previous experience managing a small team

You may not know much about Travis Perkins, but if you look a bit closer you might be surprised, despite our size, we have the values of a family run business and the mindset and ambition of a forward thinking Company. We pride ourselves on being a great place to work, that's why we have been voted one of the UK’s Top Employers every year since 2010. We offer our employees access to extensive career opportunities across our 5 leading businesses. We operate out of more than 1400 outlets nationwide and have over 20,000 colleagues.

We’re driving to become a truly inclusive employer. We want everyone to be at their best and it’s our ambition that everyone within our Group feels safe, welcome and confident to be their authentic selves. You be you, it makes us, us