Distribution Depot Team Leader in Craigavon

Location: Craigavon

Hours: Full time Monday – Friday 37.5 hrs

Business Unit: Almac Clinical Services

Who we are

Almac Group is a global leader in advancing human health. We provide a range of expert services across the drug development lifecycle to pharmaceutical and biotech companies, supporting them in finding treatments for patients.

Skills and attributes

You will be a people-focused leader with strong operational judgement, able to manage competing priorities while maintaining quality and customer focus. You’ll communicate clearly, lead by example, and proactively drive solutions and continuous improvement.

The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join Almac Clinical Services and play a key role in supporting the Depot Manager – Global Depot Network in the day-to-day management of the UK-based Distribution Depot office team in Craigavon. The Distribution Depot Team Leader will coordinate, support and develop depot activities in line with business needs, while providing leadership across operational delivery, people management and absence management. On a daily basis, you will act as a key link between internal teams and external parties to ensure customer requirements are clearly understood and successfully delivered. You’ll also provide a focal point for critical operational matters, supporting issue resolution, escalation and communication across the depot network and Almac sites.

Key areas of focus will include:

• Leading and supporting the Distribution Depot office staff to ensure daily operational matters are managed effectively and efficiently
• Working cross-functionally with internal departments and divisions to provide technical support and resolve operational issues
• Supporting Business Development by maintaining continuity of courier and depot RFI/RFQ generation systems
• Contributing to depot network development, including support for new depot set-up activity and vendor technical agreements
• Driving visibility and continuous improvement through reporting, trend analysis and process improvement initiatives
• Representing the department in customer meetings and producing/presenting customer KPIs
• Managing key administrative deliverables, including monthly summary and activity reporting across Almac facilities and supporting performance assessment and holiday planning for direct reports

What you need to be successful

To be considered for this opportunity, we’re looking for candidates with significant experience in a similar role and proven ability to lead and support a team in a distribution/logistics environment. Essential criteria includes:

• Third level qualification and significant experience in a similar role
• Proven recent personnel management experience
• Working knowledge of distribution, shipping and inventory management
• Strong IT proficiency (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written and presentational) and the ability to manage multiple tasks while maintaining high attention to detail

Additional role requirements:

• Ability to meet international travel requirements (15%+ per year) and work beyond normal working hours where required
• Valid passport

Applicants must have eligibility to work in the UK/IE with no restrictions OR possess a valid work permit that will allow you to take up full time employment in the UK/IE.

Further information

For further information on essential and desirable criteria, please review the job description attached to the online job posting.

How to apply

Apply online and tailor your CV to outline how you meet the role criteria. Please upload your CV in PDF format where possible.

Closing Date

We will no longer be accepting applications after 5pm on Sunday 17th May 2026.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE NOTE: Almac will only accept applications from agencies/business partners that have been invited to work on this role by our Talent Acquisition team. Speculative candidate CV’s received or submitted directly to Hiring Managers will be considered unsolicited and no fee will be payable. Thank you for your cooperation.

Joining Almac means becoming part of a fast‑paced, growing organisation within a highly regulated industry. We offer a supportive and collaborative working environment, with excellent opportunities for learning, development and long‑term career progression across the Almac Group. Our approach is simple – we support, develop and reward our people, build fulfilling careers and together we advance human health.