Job Description
Competitive salary and package including company car or allowance and bonus
Feed your ambition by joining the UKs largest foodservice provider and take the next step in your management career by leading our Harlow depot into the next phase of its journey of transformation. This is an exceptional and exciting opportunity for an experienced General Manager looking to make a difference.
In this role you’ll be responsible for all aspects of this large operation with responsibility for Harlow as well as 2 smaller sites at Thetford and Brighton, leading the depots to deliver the required service levels to delight our customers, managing resources and budgets to enable growth whilst optimising efficiencies and driving improvements to key metrics and KPIs by embedding a continuous improvement culture. Naturally collaborative, you will work closely with commercial colleagues to drive regional profitable growth and with other operational leaders to share and learn from best practice and implement new technologies and ways of working.
An inspirational leader, you will cultivate an environment of health and safety, connection, diversity, and inclusion, enabling all team members to reach their full potential, and will work closely with your direct reports to build high performing and engaged teams - developing a pipeline of great future leaders.
To join us as the General Manager, you will have previous leadership experience in a fast-paced operation and have strong operational knowledge of either warehousing or distribution – ideally within the FMCG sector.
You’ll be a forward-thinking individual and an effective change manager who demonstrates resilience, credibility, and composure under pressure. You’ll be commercially astute; results driven, and detail orientated - using data to support your decision making.
In return we offer a highly competitive package including all the benefits you would expect at this level including car or car allowance, pension, and the option to purchase additional annual leave. Not to mention huge discounts on award-winning products and finally, being part of Sysco, the world’s leading foodservice business, unlocks a world of career opportunities!
