Overview
Flexible hours available (including job shares/amended hours). Offering a work/life balance is of great importance to Speedy!
Job Title: Depot Manager
Location: Poole
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 07:30 to 17:00 (42 hours per week)
Speedy are the UK’s leading hire provider with the widest range of tools, specialist hire equipment, plant and support services – everything for every job!
Role
As a Depot Manager you will ensure that the customer is at the heart of everything we do. You will proactively manage the team, have the independence of running your own depot, drive the business forward and continue to deliver first‑class customer service that makes Speedy the best in our sector!
Responsibilities
Manage depot operations, oversee a team and maintain customer service standards, drive business growth and profitability while adhering to health and safety practices.
What you’ll need
* Experience in managing a team
* Customer focused
* Excellent communication and organisational skills
* Ability to prioritise workload and work under pressure to strict deadlines
* Understanding and experience of managing Health and Safety practices at work
* Ability to understand and work with profit and loss accounts and budgets
* Capability to take ownership and responsibility
* Ability to adapt to individual and operational change in a diverse and fast‑paced organisation
* PC literate
* General knowledge of the construction industry and trades including products
* Previous experience of the hire process would be an advantage
* Ability to support the business unit/team to deliver our ESG Strategy – Decade to Deliver
* Driving licence
What we offer
* 26 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
* Life assurance
* Pension Scheme
* Canteen facilities
* 95% discount across the Speedy brand
* Opportunities for training, development and career progression
* My Staff Shop: discounts and offers for shopping across many suppliers
* Green Commute Initiative: Work scheme for cycling
* PAM – Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Offers free and confidential support and counselling to help you through matters such as wellbeing, divorce, legal, and financial management
Additional Information
Speedy operates an industry leading Work Life Balance initiative, demonstrating our commitment to reducing core contracted hours, supporting colleague wellbeing, and identifying more balanced work patterns for our colleagues which is a huge step in realising our ambition of putting our People First. Talk to us about a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements to suit your needs including flexible start/finish times, shorter days, term time hours and job share opportunities.
Speedy offer a Career Line of Sight which enables a detailed understanding of the route to progression and growth within the Speedy Group.
Please be aware Speedy reserves the right to close our vacancies earlier than the listed date if we have received a high level of applications. We would recommend that if you wish to be considered that you complete the application as promptly as possible.
Please be aware that some roles within The Speedy Group UK&I may require a DBS, Credit or Security Clearance Check.
The Speedy Group is an equal opportunity employer where we embrace diversity in all its forms and fostering an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us.
Link to our policies in line with our ESG Governance: https://www.speedyservices.com/esg/governance
All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability status. All roles within The Speedy Group require proof of right to work in the UK by the start of employment.
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