Depot Manager

Depot Manager – Materials Handling Location: Sheffield My Client is looking for a high-calibre Depot Manager to take full ownership of its Sheffield operation. This is not a caretaker role. You'll run the depot as if it's your own business accountable for people, profit, performance and customer delivery. If you've managed a materials handling, plant, or equipment hire depot before, you'll know exactly what this involves. The Role You will have end-to-end responsibility for depot performance, covering service, sales, parts, engineers and customers. Key responsibilities: Full P&L responsibility for the depot Leading and developing service, sales, parts and admin teams Driving revenue growth, utilisation and margin improvement Ensuring service delivery, uptime and SLAs are met Managing engineer productivity and depot efficiency Owning customer relationships and resolving escalations decisively Enforcing H&S, compliance and operational standards Recruiting, coaching and retaining high-performing staff Reporting on performance and executing regional strategy locally What We're Looking For Proven Depot Manager / Branch Manager experience Background in materials handling, forklifts, plant, powered access or hire Strong commercial acumen ,understands numbers, margins and recovery Confident leader who holds people to account Comfortable making tough decisions and managing pressure Customer-focused but commercially firm The Package Competitive basic salary (dependent on experience) Bonus linked to depot performance Company car Pension, holiday and full benefits package Clear progression within a growing, ambitious business