Depot Manager Luton

About The Role Do you thrive on making things happen today—not tomorrow? As a Depot Manager, you’ll be the driving force behind our Luton Depot’s success. Your mission is to deliver outstanding operational performance while empowering your team to make the right decisions—even when they’re not the easy ones. You’ll set the standard for excellence by ensuring compliance with operational policies, transport legislation, health and safety, and people management. Your leadership will create a productive, positive environment where your team can excel. Working closely with our District and Depot Management teams, you’ll play a key role in shaping a strong, sustainable future for our operations. Salary: between £38,000.00 and £42,000.00 per annum Hours: Monday-Friday (37.5 hours per week) Job type: Full time / Permanent contract Location: Park Avenue Industrial Estate, Park Avenue, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3BP Here’s What You Can Expect To Be Doing Leadership and Support Lead a motivated and engaged workforce, ensuring a positive working environment that drives success across all teams. Foster a fun and supportive culture, ensuring the wellbeing and development of all direct reports through coaching, support and encouragement. Manage self‑employed drivers, addressing any challenges, managing expectations and working closely with your Driver Account Manager. Execute HR Procedures such as investigations, disciplinary meetings and performance management with fairness and consistency. Operational Excellence Monitor and manage depot performance against agreed Key Performance indicators to ensure continuous improvement. Manage the depot’s budget, including cost management and ensuring cost‑effective delivery. Ensure the depot remains fully compliant with transport legislation and operational requirements. Maintain high operational efficiency through effective people management, setting clear performance expectations and ensuring the smooth execution of daily tasks. Provide daily and weekly reports to the District Manager. A Few Things About You Excellent logistical knowledge including transport legislation CPC is desirable but not essential Understanding and ability to manage budgets effectively Understand all relevant Health and Safety legislation Ability to interpret and analyse data and produce management reports Be able to challenge the existing processes, identify inefficiencies, and implement changes to continuously improve service delivery Ensure your team consistently delivers a high level of service that meets customer expectations, ensuring long‑term satisfaction and loyalty Be able to provide a fair and constant approach to people management Promote a culture where the team members are supported, motivated and operate at full potential A Bit About Us Our people are our superpower, and that’s no accident. We’re looking for everyday heroes who want to learn and help other people achieve. Those glass‑half‑full‑types who have an appetite for a better tomorrow. With AO, the sky’s the limit. We’ll support you to be the best version of yourself and always drive your career forward. We keep things simple. We say things like "treat every customer like they’re your gran" and "make decisions your mum would be proud of" because we’re personal and act with integrity - every day in every action. Our Benefits 33 days holiday (Including Bank Holidays) At least 5% contribution pension scheme Healthcare Cashback Scheme Exclusive Staff Discount Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Packages Expression of wish service Make a difference days (x2 fully paid charity days a year) Share‑save Scheme To see all our benefits and perks, visit our AO Benefits page. #J-18808-Ljbffr