Depot Manager

Depot Manager

Required in: Inverness

Purpose: To effectively manage the day-to-day operations of the Depot.

As a key influencer across the Lynch team this role will help implement and embed the company vision and behaviours across all that we do. Our vision is about \’being the best\’ at all that we do and enabling our great people to be the best they can be. To achieve this, we need to focus on delivering the highest service and focusing on getting things \’right first time\’, to support this we need to attract the best people who share our values for success and our passion for making an impact on tomorrow\’s future.

This role is vital for ensuring our behaviours become real and are prioritised to enable our success:

CAN DO – It\’s our positive attitude that achieves our can-do approach. We work together as one team to deliver solutions to our challenges.

PASSION – We achieve right first time by having pride and enthusiasm. Being passionate empowers us to deliver an industry leading service to our customers.

ONE TEAM – We put the success of the team ahead of any personal gain. By communicating effectively, we support our colleagues and exceed our customers\’ expectations.

RESPECT – We trust and respect our colleagues, and our customers. We have integrity and create inclusive environments creating a healthy, safe, and fun workplace.

Reporting Lines:

You will report into the National Operations Manager

Focus areas of the role:

The success of the role will be measured against the effective implementation of the following focus areas:

• Provide strong, inspirational leadership which role models the company\’s values and maintain high standards within your depot
• Lead, coach, motivate and develop your teams
• Meet targets and requirements on sales, profit, stock availability and utilisation, stock loss, debt, payroll, costs, customer satisfaction, branch standards, maintenance, safety and security
• Drive improvement in operational efficiency by reviewing branch performance and carefully managing schedules, resources and cover
• Ensure compliance with all systems, procedures and processes, so that company information and customer invoices are accurate and complete
• Actively work to implement all proposed change and business initiatives so that they are delivered right first time
• Use knowledge of local market, competition and customer to influence the way we do business and to recommend what is right for our staff and customers
• Agree targets and monitor people\’s performance so they feel valued and genuinely drive improvement in performance and compliance
• Manage cost centre and payroll expenditure within budget
• Improve the capability of our people through professional recruitment and training
• Support regional network changes so that continued and seamless service is experienced by our customers
• Focus the branch staff on sales and profit growth, authorising deals which generate the required income levels
• Maintain a high frequency and quality of communication, so that all your people are aware of the company vision, relevant plans and targets and our performance against them
• Visit key customers
• Encourage and demonstrate teamwork with the sales team to provide a high standard of service and a positive response to customer queries
• Champion HSQE, to safeguard the business interests and all of our people and customers
• Operational KPI\’s kept in line with the company\’s expectations

Success enablers:

To be successful in this role you will need the following skills, behaviours, and abilities:

• Team player
• Driven, organised and focused individual
• Exceptional organisational skills
• Meet strict deadlines
• Ability to influence and challenge

Education & Qualifications/Experience

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of plant machinery
• Relevant experience within plant and/or the construction industry
• Experienced manager

Why work for Lynch?

Welcome to our family, we really appreciate you taking the time to consider joining our amazing team. Our people are at the heart of our business, and you will be a vital member to help us continue to grow and develop as a business.

We have a really exciting future here at Lynch and our expectations are very high, we believe in providing the highest standards of customer service, with a focus on getting things \”right first time\” and we are really excited to meet the best people who have the skills and passion to help us achieve our full potential, thank you.

What\’s our why:

We are passionate about making the construction industry the career of choice and we will do this by creating the greatest people experience here at Lynch, which results in better performance for our customers, our society, and our planet.

We have the potential to impact the world we live in, and we plan to make that impact a positive one for all who work for and with us.

Our culture

As a family-owned business we pride ourselves on our inclusive environments that drive fun, wellbeing, and high performance across all that we do. You really are joining a family and not just a business.

Equal Opportunities

We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.

Flexible Working

You are welcome to ask about flexibility at interview stage.

Reasonable Adjustments

Please contact us if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process.