Hub Operations Manager

Company Description

Contract Type: Permanent / 40 Hours Per Week

Salary: £65k plus Car and Bonus

Location: DPD Hub 4 Hinckley, LE10 3BQ

Days of Work: Monday - Friday

Hours of Work: Nights - 18:30 - 03:00

Join us on our journey as we aim to be the UK’s most sustainable delivery company, whilst ensuring our customers continue to receive a world class service. You will be in a busy and fast paced business, with a turnover of nearly £2 billion, that can offer you great benefits and plenty of opportunities to progress your career

DPD are passionate about creating an environment that is open, ethical, inclusive and socially responsible. Along with job security, the tools to do the job and a competitive salary, you’ll receive fantastic benefits starting on day one, including never working on your birthday ever again!!!

DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employe

Job Description

Purpose of Position

In this role you will be part of the management team who ensure the smooth running of our operation within our purpose built Hub.

Key Task & Responsibilities

Achieving all Hub objectives to include; Health and Safety, quality, security, productivity and cost to deliver outstanding service to our Depots and customers.

Recruitment, development and retention of staff including planning and allocation of temporary workforce during busy periods.

Liaising and building strong working relationships with management teams at all levels within other departments to improve the overall operation.

Qualifications

What we’re looking for;

You will have extensive experience in logistics, warehouse or distribution industries.

You will have the ability to run a fast paced operation, managing and motivating high performing operational teams.

Experience of monitoring performance, with the ability to analyse data in order to identify improvements and successfully implement change.

Outstanding communication skills with the ability to influence strategy.

Decisive and effective decision-making, problem resolution and time management skills.

Demonstrate high levels of resilience, self-motivation and flexibility.

Demonstrate the core DPD DNA values of Passion, Respect, Honesty, Flexibility, Caring and Accountability.

Additional Information

About our benefits:

We recognise that our people are at the heart of our business, without them we wouldn’t be able to deliver our award-winning service to millions of customers across the country each day. It’s important to us that we demonstrate our recognition of you in providing you with more than just a salary and job stability. To name but a few…

Free Uniform

Holiday trading

Enhanced maternity and paternity package

Free life assurance of 4 x salary on joining the pension scheme

Free onsite car parking for all employees

Discounted shopping from 100’s of retailers including up to 5% off supermarket shopping

Milestone Days off to celebrate with your family and friends

For employees who regularly use a screen as part of their job we offer free eye tests and support with the cost of glasses

Joining DPD can lead to not just a stable job but also a career. DPD prides itself on recognising and developing talent alongside a desire to promote from within. As a continually growing and evolving organisation, we are proud to offer a great number of development and promotion opportunities.

If you identify with our aims and values and can help us deliver our customers' promises, then this is the job for you! Apply today.