Shelley Greenacre
Depot Manager (1)
Job Description:
Purpose:
To effectively manage all aspects of the Depot, proactively leading the team
and incorporating the clients values into every activity
Key accountabilities:
• Ensuring that the Depot is performing against all agreed targets/budgets
and managing all costs within.
• Ensuring that the Depot operations, employees and products are safe and
comply with PE’s safety standards
• Ensuring that all aspects of work and process are carried out in-line with
Health and Safety guidelines
• Responsible for supervising stock takes and acting as custodian of all
assets across the Depot
• Responsible for overseeing purchasing of all depot equipment, tools and
general orders
• Effective co-ordination of the whole site including the most efficient use of
transport resources.
• Creating management reports on a monthly basis, with an awareness of P & L
• Recruitment, coaching and providing feedback to depot employees and
ensuring that all training and development needs are met - conducting timely job chats, development and training records
• Ensuring effective communication across Depot's employees
• Ensuring that the quality of customer care/service and products provided
reflect the highest levels of excellence to which PE is committed
• Prompt completion of relevant reports, e.g. weekly figure, credit query
reports, equipment levels on a daily and weekly basis, stock takes, employee attendance etc.
• Liaising with the Sales Director, Business Development Director & Sales
team including Regional Sales Manager and assisting in the management of
Customer accounts on a regular basis
• Ensuring that the Depot is consistently presented to a high level to promote a professional image to the Customer, including wearing of PE uniform by all Depot Employees and that vehicles and hire fleet are presented to Customers in accordance with Company standards
• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge across the Depot of the Company’s
equipment for hire/ sale and the ability to demonstrate the safe use of
equipment
• Ensure you and your staffs adhere comply all aspects of the company ISO
9001:2000 (Quality) and ISO 14001 (Environmental) procedures, proactively
contributing to the company’s continuous improvement programme.
Overseeing the accuracy and completeness of all paperwork and ensuring
that the procedure for contracts, purchase orders, stock transfers, etc. is
followed correctly, e.g. all on-hires and all off-hires signed to minimise credit
queries, daily vehicle logs completed by Drivers, etc.
Key Measures of Performance
• Depot compliance with Health and Safety Audits, Procedures and the
avoidance of serious Health and Safety incidents at the Depot (on/off site)
• The sales and profit performance of the Depot and the Region, including
growth in the Depot’s Hire & Sales & the sales and profit performance of the
Company.
• Asset Management in the Depot across the various Divisions/Departments
• Customer Satisfaction Performance
• Ensure all management reporting is completed
• Employee absence and turnover within the levels expected by PE
• Completion of all relevant training courses, as appropriate
• Development and progression of employees Contribution of the Depot to the wider PE Group
Person Specification:
Excellent communication and organisational skills
• PC literate with experience of Microsoft Office Programmes. Have
experience of business systems such as (InspHire) & CRM Systems
(Goldmine).
• Ability to prioritise work load and work under pressure and to strict deadlines
• Excellent understanding and experience of managing Health and Safety
practices at work
• Ability to understand and work with P & L accounts and budgets
• Full driving licence
• Ability to demonstrate Commercial Acumen
• Capability to take ownership and responsibility
• Ability to adapt to individual and operational change in a diverse and fastpaced organisation
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of logistics, operations and sales
• Evidence of attained sales and profitability growth
• Sound Financial acumen
• Ability to motivate and manage a large team
• Local area knowledge of the market and sectors
• Previous industry experience
• IOSH qualified – not essential but desirable
To apply send you CV and we will be in touch via email or phone within 48 hours