Depot General Manager - 3PL & Contracts

We're looking for a dynamic and strategic Dept General Manager to lead our operational relationship with Co-op's Third Party Logistic (3PL) Providers as well as overseeing the day-to-day management of contracts, ensuring alignment with key success criteria established with the Head of Depot Operations. In this pivotal role, you'll line manage a dedicated team, ensuring seamless communication and collaboration between our suppliers and Co-op. Your expertise will be crucial in managing financial, operational, and reputational risks, all while aligning logistics strategies with business objectives to ensure exceptional service delivery to our stores. If you're a proactive leader with a passion for logistics and a track record of driving operational excellence, then this is the role for you. What you'll do

• Manage depot operations to create an effective, customer-focused operational plan.
• Lead, coach, and develop a multi-disciplinary leadership team while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external partners.
• Deliver the operational plan within budget, ensuring a cost-effective operation.
• Ensure compliance of contracts, aligning them with the needs of all parties and budgetary constraints.
• Lead the Contracts team in tendering, selecting, and negotiating Distribution service contracts.
• Manage monthly contract reviews and collaborate with Procurement for quarterly business reviews to monitor supplier performance.
• Serve as the primary interface between suppliers and Co-op Distribution, driving collaboration and continuous improvement to support strategic goals., What makes a successful member of our team? Check out the top traits we're looking for and see if you have the right mix.
• Building relationships
• Future focused
• Co-operation
• Championing Co-op
• Inspirational communicator
  
  Proven experience managing complex outsourced relationships and large-scale third-party providers, demonstrating strong negotiation skills with senior stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of logistics, site management, and/or end-to-end food retail operations
• Expertise in navigating dynamic and conflicting priorities from various internal and external partners while fostering effective collaboration.
• Customer-focused, with the ability to interpret changing needs and adapt supplier strategies to align with those expectations.
• Strong experience of managing a large budget effectively.
  
  At Co-op, we're proud to do things a different way. As one of the world's largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we've had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.
We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job. We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply. If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate., A career with Co-op in Logistics could take you in any number of different directions including warehouse management, transport or one of our support roles. You could even progress your career and move into another business area including Retail and Funeralcare. The video shows the variety of avenues you could take from starting a career in Logistics at Co-op.


• Holidays starting from 30 days per year (includes bank holidays)
• 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores
• Pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Services to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• Flexibility - we'll aim to find a working pattern that fits your life, As a Co-op colleague, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services). You'll also get:
• Private healthcare
• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
Building an inclusive work environment, Smiling while you work is easy when you see the difference you make each day. Our past, present and future is all about making a positive impact on our communities - and our store teams have the additional pride of making this possible. The conversations you have with our customers and members help us bring attention to local charities and causes. You may even serve the people directly affected. Which fills us all with a greater sense of purpose.
• Our past, present and future is all about making a positive impact on our communities.
• We're proud our business helps to create new spaces and facilities in local neighbourhoods.
• There's a sense of purpose in contributing to the health and wellbeing of our communities.
• Whatever job you do, you can have a real impact in helping to improve everything from community safety to education.