The client is a leading national transport and logistics organisation, due to growth and business change, they are looking to recruit a depot / operations manager for their site in the Ashford Kent area. An excellent basic salary of £60K-£75K is on offer plus company car, personal fuel card, health care, pension contribution and a bonus. Responsibilities Your role will be to manage and deliver a profitable and efficient depot operation by: Overseeing daily aspects of depot activities and management, including Operations, Health & Safety, Warehousing and Continuous Improvement Supervising a small in-house team to optimise delivery routes and schedules Managing and overseeing logistics processes including freight forwarding, planning, shipping, receiving Ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards across the depot / office Requirements Proven leadership experience in depot / site management, ideally with an understanding of basic routing & scheduling, international freight forwarding and customs procedures Experienced in managing a depot / warehouse and experience gained with general haulage, 3PL, freight forwarding, retail logistics or similar sectors Good communication, leadership, management and organisational skills Desirable but not essential: A CPC and / or related qualifications, such as IOSH etc, and any commercial / business development experience The successful candidate would be joining a great close-knit organisation in which your career could develop positively. If you have the operational, leadership and commercial skills, along with the passion to lead and develop a small but flagship depot, we would like to hear from you immediately for this highly rewarding opportunity.