Depot Manager

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 21 April 2026
LOCATION
Southampton
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Operations
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SKILLS

Team Management Customer Service Communication Skills Organizational Skills Health and Safety Profit and Loss PC Literate Construction Industry Knowledge

FULL DESCRIPTION

Flexible hours available this includes job shares/ amended hours, we will consider all. Offering a work/life balance is of great importance to Speedy!

Depot Manager - Southampton - Monday - Friday - 07:30 - 17:00

Speedy are the UK’s leading hire provider with the widest range of tools, specialist hire equipment, plant and support services – everything for every job! We are looking for an experienced and knowledgeable Depot Manager preferably with a background in hire or engineering to manage our busy depot in Southamtpon.

Job Introduction

As a Depot Manager you will ensure that the customer is at the heart of everything we do, you will proactively manage the team, have the independence of running your own depot,  drive the business forward and continue to deliver the first class customer service that makes Speedy the best in our sector!

What you’ll need

  • Experience in managing a team
  • Customer focused
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills
  • Ability to prioritise work load and work under pressure to strict deadlines
  • Demonstrate understanding and experience of managing Health and Safety practices at work
  • Ability to understand and work with profit and loss accounts and budgets
  • Capability to take ownership and responsibility
  • Ability to adapt to individual and operational change in a diverse and fast-paced organisation
  • PC literate
  • General knowledge of the construction industry and trades including products.
  • Previous experience of the hire process would be an advantage.
  • Ability to support your business unit/team to deliver our ESG Strategy – Decade to Deliver.
  • Driving licence

What we offer:

  • 26 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
  • Life assurance
  • Pension Scheme
  • Canteen facilities
  • 95% discount across the Speedy brand
  • Opportunities for training, development and career progression
  • My Staff Shop: discounts and offers for shopping etc. across many suppliers
  • Green Commute Initiative: Work scheme for cycling
  • PAM – Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Offers free and confidential support and counselling to help you through matters such as wellbeing, divorce, legal, and financial management

Speedy operates an industry leading Work Life Balance initiative, demonstrating our commitment to reducing core contracted hours, supporting colleague wellbeing, and identifying more balanced work patterns for our colleagues which is a huge step in realising our ambition of putting our People First. Talk to us about a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements to suit your needs including flexible start/finish times, shorter days, term time hours and job share opportunities.

Speedy offer a Career Line of Sight which enables a detailed understanding of the route to progression and growth within the Speedy Group.

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