Depot General Manager
£90,000 to £100,000 plus excellent benefits (Work Level 4)
Andover, SP11 8EZ (with occasional travel nationwide)

We’re looking for a Depot General Manager to join us in Andover to lead all aspects of our fast-paced depot. In this role, you’ll turn our wider logistics strategy into an effective operational plan, making sure we have the resources and processes in place to deliver this successfully.

Our Andover depot is responsible for delivering products to more than 400 stores and, as a Depot General Manager at Co-op, you’ll have a big part to play in this. We’ll look to you to lead our colleagues at Andover, own the relationship with our third-party suppliers and trade union partners, while also working closely with other senior colleagues across the wider business.

What you’ll do

• Manage our depot, creating an effective and customer-focused operational plan
• Lead, coach, and develop an engaged, multi-disciplinary leadership team, and promote a culture of continuous improvement across the depot
• Build and maintain positive relationships with internal and external partners
• Deliver our operational plan to budget and maintain a cost-effective operation

This role would suit people who have

• Experience leading large-scale teams
• Experience delivering positive change within a large, complex, and challenging environment
• An understanding of logistics/manufacturing, site management, and/or end-to-end food retail operations
• Great leadership skills, and a passion for developing others
• Strong experience of managing a large budget effectively

Why Co-op?

If you’ve got the skills and experience we’re looking for, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services). You’ll also get:

• Private healthcare
• A company car or £6,000 car allowance
• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Grocery Aid – 24/7 access to a range of emotional, financial, and practical support services for you and your family

Building an inclusive work environment

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-wellbeing.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.