First Line Manager

Currys plc; Inverness; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology retailer in the UK is looking for a Site Operations Manager in Inverness. The role involves overseeing site operations, motivating teams, and ensuring adherence to health and safety policies. Ideal candidates should have proven leadership experience, strong organisational and communication skills. Benefits include performance-related bonuses and product discounts, with opportunities for skill development and career progression.

Benefits

Performance related bonus

Product discounts

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Proven experience of leading teams using various leadership styles.
• A track record of developing teams for customer-focused results.
• Strong skills in planning and prioritising workloads.

Responsibilities

• Oversee site operations and resource management.
• Motivate delivery drivers and warehouse teams.
• Ensure a safe working environment following health and safety standards.

Skills

Leadership skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Team development

Job description

Role overview:

As part of this role, you’ll be responsible for:

• Overseeing the running of the site, staffing and other resources
• Motivating a team of delivery drivers, warehouse teams and support colleagues to deliver on targets
• Providing regular and consistent performance feedback
• Working closely with other internal/external departments to ensure smooth-running operation
• Communicating with and deputising for Operations Manager, working cross functionally and supporting different work area teams as required
• Creating a safe working environment, adhering to health and safety policies

People skills are one thing, but you’ll go a step further here by providing mentoring that puts performance improvement first. You won’t stop in your pursuit of the best, for your team, the business and yourself. Our future and your future, you’ll take charge of them both.

You will need:

• Proven recent experience of leading teams, applying a range of leadership styles, techniques, and coaching methods
• A track record of developing teams to achieve customer-focused results
• Strong organisational skills to implement team and operational plans, prioritise workloads, and translate goals into actionable outcomes
• Excellent communication skills to liaise with different departments and clearly convey expectations and quality standards
• Ideally, experience working in a logistics or transport environment

We know our people are the secret to our success. That’s why we’re always looking for ways to reward great work. Alongside 30 days of annual leave (including bank holiday entitlement) and a competitive pension scheme, you’ll find a host of benefits designed to work for you. They include:

• Performance related bonus
• Product discounts on the latest tech
• A range of wellbeing initiatives

Join our team and we’ll be with you every step of the way, helping you develop the career you want with new skills, training opportunities and qualifications and endless variety to keep you learning.

Not only can you shape your own future, but you can help take charge of ours too. As the biggest recycler and repairer of tech in the UK, we’re in a position to make a real impact on people and the planet.

Every voice has a space at our table and we’re committed to making inclusion and diversity part of everything we do, including how we strengthen our workforce. We want to make sure you have a fair opportunity to show us your talents during our application process, so if you need any additional assistance with your application please email [e-mail] and we’ll do our best to help.