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Depot Operations Manager - Gatwick - Logistics / Distribution

Macgregor Cavendish (UK) Ltd
Posted a day ago, valid for a month
Location

Gatwick, West Sussex RH6 0DW, England

Salary

£40,000 - £48,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Depot Operations Manager position at Gatwick offers a salary of up to £45,000 plus a potential £10,000 bonus and benefits.
  • The role requires strong management skills to oversee the performance of the operation while improving cost, service, and efficiency.
  • Candidates should have significant experience in managing warehouse sortation and achieving key performance indicators like sortation compliance and vehicle departure times.
  • A minimum of three years of relevant experience in logistics and distribution management is preferred, along with a solid understanding of transport regulations.
  • The ideal candidate will be a numerate self-starter with excellent communication skills, capable of working under pressure and managing a team effectively.

Depot Operations Manager - Gatwick - Logistics / Distribution

Salary up to £45k Base + £10k Potential Bonus & Benefits

Our client is one of the best known names in the Distribution market, providing their customers with high standards of quality and service

The Role

Fully accountable for the performance of the operation whilst proactively seeking ways to improve cost, service & operational efficiency. Ensure all resources including third party are managed, planned and controlled to achieve the agreed service levels.

Responsibilities

·To manage all areas of the warehouse sortation in an efficient cost effective manner to ensure depot key KPI’s are achieved e.g. sortation compliance, Vehicle Departure times, quality of sortation.

To assist the Depot General Manager to manage and control the budget in order to achieve the agreed service levels including productivity, labour costs, overtime usage, Agency usage.

To deal with depot recruitment as authorised by the Depot General Manager to the Company standards.

To maintain the health, safety and welfare of all employees and visitors and control the overall security of the depot.

To comply with health and safety regulations by ensuring Safe Systems of work, risk assessments, accident investigations and reporting is completed and reviewed on a regular basis.

To Performance manage direct reports, setting and monitoring key objectives

To adhere to the legal requirements of the 'O’ Licence

To ensure that the Company security processes are maintained at all times & the control/safekeeping of all company assets are maintained

What we’re looking for

VERY STRONG MAN MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

Must be able to work on own initiative in a pressurised environment to tight deadlines

PC Literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft office

An understanding of Transport regulations

Good communicator and able to liaise at all levels

Numerate self-starter

Flexible approach to work to meet business requirements

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