Depot Manager

Job Title: Depot Manager

Location: Tiverton & Cardiff (dual-site role)

Job Length: Permanent

Working Hours: 45

Competitive Salary with extensive benefits:

- Monthly product allowance – alcoholic & non-alcoholic options available

- Private Medical options

- Life Assurance

- Company bonus scheme

- Access to 24/7 GP services

- Enhanced pension contribution

- Generous holiday (inc bank holidays)

- Access to a range of high street discounts

Carlsberg Britvic is the largest multi-beverage supplier in the UK and is home to some of the most iconic and popular beers & soft drinks, including Carlsberg Danish Pilsner, 1664, Poretti and Brooklyn to ale favourites such as Hobgoblin and Wainwright. For soft drinks, Carlsberg Britvic’s brands include J2O, Robinsons, Tango and London Essence along with the licence rights to the Pepsi portfolio in the UK including Pepsi MAX, 7UP, Lipton Iced Tea and Rockstar Energy.

With a strong national footprint, the Carlsberg Britvic business includes 5 production facilities and 16 logistics depot’s servicing customers up and down the UK. As these two historical businesses have come together, the one common goal remains, and that is ensuring our people succeed.

About the role:

As a Depot Manager, you'll oversee the day-to-day operation of our Tiverton depot while also supporting our Cardiff site. This dual-site role is responsible for service, cost, safety, and team performance across both locations, with regular travel to Cardiff required. You'll develop and coach site teams, promote a culture of continuous improvement, and ensure compliance with all health, safety, and legislative requirements. As part of the Secondary Logistics leadership team, you'll play a key role in delivering high-quality customer service and operational performance across the supply chain.

Role Responsibilities:

- Lead and inspire depot management teams to deliver high-quality service, operational performance, and customer satisfaction across the region.

- Provide clear leadership and direction, ensuring teams are aligned to business priorities, service standards, and strategic objectives.

- Build a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and high standards, challenging underperformance and embedding best practice.

- Own regional performance against key operational KPIs, service levels, and customer commitments, ensuring "what we offer, we deliver."

- Champion health, safety, and wellbeing, creating a culture where safe working practices are non-negotiable.

- Oversee the delivery of financial targets, managing regional operating budgets and identifying opportunities to improve productivity and efficiency.

- Develop effective teams by coaching leaders, building capability, and creating a well-developed talent pipeline for the future.

- Oversee transport compliance and operational governance, ensuring adherence to all regulatory and legislative requirements.

- Manage and support organizational change initiatives, helping teams adopt new ways of working and a shared culture.

- Build relationships with key stakeholders, including union representatives, to build positive employee relations and support business goals.

Experience and Key Attributes:

- Demonstrated leadership experience within an FMCG manufacturing, retail logistics, or distribution environment.

- An understanding of end-to-end supply chain operations, including warehousing, transport, fleet, and logistics.

- An inspirational people leader with a track record of developing managers and teams.

- Demonstrable ability to deliver results across safety, service, cost, people, and operational performance measures.

- Committed to creating a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement.

- Experience leading large, geographically dispersed teams through change while maintaining high levels of performance and morale.

- A skilled decision-maker who thrives in complex, changing environments and can balance strategic thinking with operational execution.

- Effective stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trust and work effectively across functions, customers, and trade union partners.

- Results-driven, commercially minded, and focused on delivering improvements in quality, service, cost, and productivity.

- Committed to supporting health and safety, with experience leading safe, compliant operations across large workforces (IOSH, CPC, or willingness to obtain relevant qualifications desirable).

Interested in finding out more? Apply today and a member of the recruitment team will be in touch!

Application Process:

We read applications continuously, and vacancies may be filled anytime, so please apply as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application.

This is an exciting time to join our newly formed business – with their incredible individual history’s, innovation of products and some of the UK’s most iconic brands, Carlsberg Britvic strives to deliver the best service to our customers and consumers. We aim to make a difference, bringing together two diverse companies, our global reach enables opportunity, growth and a chance to work with some fantastic people.