Southern Area Manager

Southern Area Manager

📍 Base: Reading or Stevenage

💼 Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

🕒 Full-time, permanent

Are you a dynamic and motivated leader with multi-site operational experience? We’re looking for a Southern Area Manager to take ownership of four strategically important depot locations across the South of England: Reading, Stevenage, Newport, and Plymouth.

This role is all about ensuring high levels of operational performance, service delivery, and team engagement while driving improvements across internal processes and resource management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee daily hire operations across four depots, ensuring smooth and efficient running.
• Work closely with Depot Managers to deliver consistent performance and compliance.
• Monitor equipment availability, maintenance schedules, and customer issue resolution.
• Lead and support recruitment, training, and development across the Southern team.
• Collaborate with internal departments including SHEQ, logistics, service desk, and fuel management.
• Ensure legal compliance around working hours and health & safety policies.
• Identify and implement operational improvements that add measurable value.
• Represent the business professionally across all four locations.

What You’ll Need:

• Proven experience managing multi-site operations (essential).
• Strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills.
• A practical understanding of equipment hire, plant operations, or mechanical services (preferred).
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word.
• The ability to influence and engage at all levels, both internally and externally.
• A self-motivated, customer-first attitude with a drive for results.

Why Apply?

This is a hands-on leadership role offering the opportunity to shape regional operations, impact profitability, and lead a team committed to excellence in customer service and operational delivery.

If you’re ready to step into a senior role where no two days are the same—and where your contribution truly makes a difference—we’d love to hear from you.