Job Description
An established, market-leading organisation within the engineering and services sector is seeking an experienced Depot Manager to lead day-to-day operations.
This is a senior operational leadership role with full accountability for people, performance, safety, customer delivery, and financial results. The successful candidate will play a critical role in driving operational excellence, efficiency, and commercial performance while developing a high-performing depot team.
Key Responsibilities:
* Take full responsibility for the safe, compliant, and efficient operation of the depot, ensuring all products and services are delivered to the highest quality standards.
* Lead and implement operational strategies to improve productivity, service levels, and overall depot performance.
* Manage depot staffing levels, including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, training, sickness, and absence.
* Maintain strong relationships with customers and internal stakeholders, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction and service delivery.
* Oversee all customer site installations and service activities, ensuring work is planned, delivered, and signed off in line with operational and quality standards, with any post-delivery issues resolved promptly.
* Own and manage the depots Profit & Loss performance, controlling costs within budget and driving profitable delivery of products and services.
* Oversee all transport and logistics activities, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, health & safety standards, and operator licence requirements.
* Create a positive, motivated, and high-performance culture through effective leadership, coaching, and team development.
* Monitor, control, and optimise depot asset and inventory levels to ensure availability, utilisation, and accuracy.
* Investigate operational or delivery-related issues, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions to improve efficiency and reliability.
About You:
* Proven experience in a Depot Manager, Operations Manager, or Branch Manager role within a hire, engineering, logistics, or service-led environment.
* Strong people-management skills with experience leading and developing operational teams.
* Commercially astute, with demonstrable experience managing budgets and P&L responsibility.
* Strong knowledge of health & safety, transport compliance, and operational best practice.
* Customer-focused, with the ability to balance service delivery and commercial performance.
* Organised, decisive, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, operational environment.
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