Depot Manager

Reporting to the Head of Wholesale Operations you will be responsible for the depot achieving its key performance indicator targets in line with business objectives and budgets.

You will ensure that we consistently exceed our customer's expectations and operational standards in line with ISO and GDP guidelines.

Pulling on your experience of developing and maintaining a culture that is both commercially orientated and susceptible to change you will lead, motivate and empower colleagues (up to 150 FTE including Drivers) through effective and open communication, excellent leadership and regular performance feedback.

We invite applicants who have experience in operating a medium/large warehouse, with an excellent understanding of automated processes. Its vitally important you can read, analyse, understand and report on all related operational statistics with a view to implement changes to increase performance where required.

You must be from a fast paced depot operations environment, be able to demonstrate strong people leadership skills and achievement of KPIs from a line management role. You will ideally already have experience within a FMCG environment or experience within the pharmaceutical wholesale sector.

You will have experience of working in adherence with standard operating procedures and health and safety legislation along with an understanding of guidelines governed by external bodies.

Focused on results you will be adaptable, positively minded and be an excellent relationship builder with the ability to think outside the box.

The Phoenix Group is committed to excellence and is dedicated to our customers' needs. We are pivotal to enabling healthy lives, every day, all day; we are a trusted service that delivers to our communities, which we are proud of. As a pan-European wholesaling and retail company we do that in many ways be that via our 490 plus community pharmacies, 13 nationwide distribution depots or our growing specialty services portfolio.

+ receive a comprehensive Induction from the learning and development facilitators
+ have support from a friendly team to 'buddy up' with you
+ have access to your local training champion for any queries
+ work alongside subject matter experts to give you both the competence and confidence to carry out your role

We pride ourselves on ensuring the wellbeing of our employees and providing a good working environment and benefits package, which includes:

+ 25 days, pro-rata, paid annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with length of service
+ Company car and opportunity to earn a bonus
+ Medicash - a health cash plan to help with everyday health needs
+ Financial Management Applications - Flexible control of your salary to best fit your lifestyle
+ Access to high street discounts
+ Employee assistance programme
+ Contributory pension scheme
+ Accredited training programmes
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