Depot Manager
My Client is looking for a high‑calibre Depot Manager to take full ownership of its West Midlands operation. This is not a caretaker role. You’ll run the depot as if it’s your own business accountable for people, profit, performance and customer delivery. If you’ve managed a materials handling, plant, or equipment hire depot before, you’ll know exactly what this involves.
The Role
You will have end‑to‑end responsibility for depot performance, covering service, sales, parts, engineers and customers.
Key responsibilities
* Full P&L responsibility for the depot
* Leading and developing service, sales, parts and admin teams
* Driving revenue growth, utilisation and margin improvement
* Ensuring service delivery, uptime and SLAs are met
* Managing engineer productivity and depot efficiency
* Owning customer relationships and resolving escalations decisively
* Enforcing H&S, compliance and operational standards
* Recruiting, coaching and retaining high‑performing staff
* Reporting on performance and executing regional strategy locally
What We’re Looking For
* Background in materials handling, forklifts, plant, powered access or hire
* Strong commercial acumen, understands numbers, margins and recovery
* Confident leader who holds people to account
* Comfortable making tough decisions and managing pressure
* Customer‑focused but commercially firm
The Package
* Competitive basic salary (dependent on experience)
* Bonus linked to depot performance
* Company car
* Pension, holiday and full benefits package
* Clear progression within a growing, ambitious business
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Management
Industries
Equipment Rental Services
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