Depot Manager

Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) provides distribution services to FMCG clients. Customer centric service focus is delivered through a site-level empowered culture.

At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

You will be accountable for the leadership and management of this ambient warehouse operation. The Depot Manager will encourage and motivate the team, ensuring best practice at all times. To be successful in this role it will be beneficial to have previous FMCG experience. 

You will ensure that strategies and business plans are in place to achieve targets and drive business performance and growth whilst working towards KPI’s therefore strong business acumen is required.

Monday-Friday, 09:00-17:00

Key responsibilities as a Depot Manager include:

• Ensuring the smooth running of operations including financial management, performance management as well as health, safety & welfare
• Providing strong visible leadership in order to ultimately manage all staff through performance management and training
• Managing the product from start to finish whilst inside the depot
• Measuring cases handled, labour turnover, customer service levels and profitability through continuous improvement in KPIs
• Constantly reviewing, communicating and improving performance and customer expectations against targets achieved
• Fully ensuring and leading on compliance of all aspects of health & safety and company policies and procedures
• Actively involving the workforce through regular reviews, management meetings and Head Office reporting, and effectively communicating across all departments
• Maintaining a high standard of repair and maintenance of both the fabric of the building and all equipment

• Proven leadership qualities to enable you to manage all aspects of a busy FMCG warehouse
• Good working knowledge of all relevant operational practices
• The ability to bring about maximised depot financial performance
• Effective communication skills with the personal motivation and confidence to have a positive impact within Great Bear as well as with clients
• Skills to set clear objectives and to motivate your team to achieve them
• The ability to work efficiently across the business and functional boundaries, being commercially focussed
• The drive to be quality-orientated and customer-focussed
• A genuine and effective team player approach
• Experience of developing management teams within similar logistics operations would be desirable

As part of our drive to make Great Bear a great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave – 33 days inclusive of bank holidays
• Company Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When we achieve our goals you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme
• Private Medical Cover – This gives you peace of mind, you have choice, flexibility and speed of access to the most clinically appropriate care via Bupa
• Pension scheme – we want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirement so we offer a great contribution of 5% employee and 8% employer
• Life Assurance -  4 x your annual salary
• Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year
• Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses
• Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts - via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!

If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam