Glasgow
Our client is a well-established haulage operator with a strong reputation for service, safety, and operational excellence. Due to continued growth, they are seeking a commercially minded Depot Manager to lead and develop one of their key Scottish operations. This is a senior operational role with full responsibility for depot performance, profitability, compliance, and customer service. The Role As Depot Manager, you will have end-to-end responsibility for the day-to-day running and commercial success of the depot. You will lead transport and operational teams as well as be responsible for customer acquisition. Key Responsibilities: • Full P&L responsibility for the depot, driving revenue growth and cost control, • Managing all transport and warehouse operations, ensuring service levels are consistently achieved, • Leading, motivating, and developing transport managers, planners, supervisors, and drivers, • Ensuring full compliance with Operator Licence obligations, drivers’ hours, tachograph regulations, and health & safety legislation, • Managing fleet utilisation, maintenance planning, and operational efficiency, • Building strong relationships with key customers, identifying opportunities to improve service and grow accounts, • Monitoring and reporting on KPIs including margin, utilisation, compliance, service performance, and costs, • Driving continuous improvement initiatives across people, processes, and systems, • Acting as the senior point of contact for customers, suppliers, and regulatory bodies About You: This role will suit a commercially astute transport professional with strong leadership skills and a proven background in depot or site management within the haulage sector. You will ideally have: • Proven experience as a Depot Manager, Transport Manager, or Senior Operations Manager within haulage or related transport enviornments, • Strong commercial awareness with experience managing budgets, margins, and cost control, • In-depth knowledge of UK road transport legislation and Operator Licence compliance, • CPC (National or International), • A hands-on leadership style with the ability to engage and develop large operational teams, • Experience using transport management systems and performance reporting tools, • Excellent communication and customer relationship management skills, • A proactive, solutions-focused approach in a fast-paced environment