Depot Manager Job Description
Depot Manager Duties & Responsibilities
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Depot Manager Qualifications
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Depot Manager Examples
Depot Manager Job Description
- Ensures that all subordinate personnel are adequately trained, equipped and motivated so that the Supply Chain Management program can be executed in a safe, timely and cost-effective manner
- Communicates regularly with all Supply Chain Management personnel
- Accountable for the safe, efficient running of operations from the AMI facility
- Compliant with Technology Governance document & Quality Plan
- Be experienced with facility management
- Have commercial & Business development experience
- Experience working closely with stakeholders and functional area managers to develop a roles and responsibilities matrix (RACI) that ensures that all asset management activities are accounted for and enforced
- Insure technician’s daily activities are scheduled
- Perform regular depot audits, to insure quality equipment repair and testing
- Provide technical support to the sales department, both at the depot and jobsite visits
- Capacity study to determine network development requirements
- Degree in Technology related field or equivalent professional experience preferred
- 2-3+ years Asset Management required
- 2-3+ years Project/Program management required
- 1-2+ year Vendor Management required
- Strong understanding of IT Hardware and experience with financial & procurement processes of hardware assets such as desktops, laptops, mobile, peripherals
Depot Manager Job Description
- Assist sales department in selection of proper equipment and accessories for shipment of complex rentals
- Ensures budgeting guidelines are met
- Coordinates with suppliers, contractors, engineers, and others concerning equipment operations or maintenance
- Initiates measures to improve methods, equipment performance, and quality of work
- Inspect work in process to insure its completion within allotted time limits and for acceptable quality standards
- Conduct formal operations meetings on a regular basis
- Ensure fleet readiness, accessories and spare parts inventories are at acceptable levels
- Review all written labor documents on a regular basis
- Direct and guide the lead service tech to prioritize labor hours on a daily and weekly basis
- To communicate effectively with all depot staff, especially night operations, taking 24 hour responsibility for the depot under their control
- Working knowledge of modern principles of efficient materials management, movement and inventory control
- Four (4) or more years’ experience in a related field can be substituted for each year of the four year degree requirement
- Eight (8) or more years’ progressively responsible experience in materials management or related field
- Working knowledge of HVAC equipment and the rental industry preferred
- Support your Depot Manager in the day to day operations provide cover in your Depot Manager’s absence
- Manage global administration team to ensure adequate resourcing / training / contingency and succession plans are in place
Depot Manager Job Description
- Direct all sales activity’s for area of responsibility(including both brick & mortar and dotcom) for the achievement of short and long term business objectives, increased profit and market share
- Facilitation, development and execution of the Home Depot strategic plan (playbook) throughout the sales and cross-functional teams that support the retail channel
- Responsible for providing external intelligence and compiling competitive analysis (new product introductions, benchmarking, market share, SWOT analysis, pricing)
- Assist in the development of new product roadmaps (MGPP), pricing and marketing strategies - Identifying gaps in the current product offerings
- Leverage category management team to identify market trends and growth opportunities to drive customer behavior and profitability
- Proactive preparation, strategic development and participation in line reviews
- Ongoing collaboration with supply chain to align sales / event forecast with production planning
- Position reports directly to the Home Depot National Account Manager
- Manages a Depot Activation contract from initiation to closing
- Lead assigned projects that involve cross function teams in the areas of spares, tooling, Technical Orders, Training and Logistics Management Information (LMI) deliverables
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in Sales/Marketing roles of increasing responsibility
- Prior experience working with consumer products (preferably lighting in the hardware and home center channel)
- Prior retail channel experience
- Experience managing a busy depot
- Experienced engineer with strong rolling stock background
- Experience managing a fleet of light rail vehicles through the life cycle
Depot Manager Job Description
- Perform duties as Control Account Manager for assigned projects requiring performance and financial analysis to keep Program Manager and customer apprised of contract financial health
- A demonstrated knowledge of standard maintenance practices and procedures, particularly with a DoD customer
- May participate in, lead segments of, or provide overall management for the request for proposal (RFP) process for Organic Depot Activations
- Ensuring planning for facilities, bays, machines, tools, diagnosis installations, is carried out correctly
- Ensuring the service literature, product brochures process documentation and the required software is up to date, complete and available
- Analyse and create an action plan to increase the depots CSI scores year on year
- To comply with Health, Safety, Environment rules to ensure the safety of all employees, plus contractors and stakeholders representatives
- To report any accidents, incident or close - call in line with Company procedure and assist in any investigations which may be required
- Uphold the safe operation of the Depot to ensure equipment and vehicles are maintained to the required standard
- Manage the running of Ruislip depot including the stores, TLB, buildings and transport
- Strong background in train life cycle eg strong periodic and correct maintenance
- Resilient, hard worker
- Must demonstrate an understanding of project management processes and procedures, planning and scheduling methods, and budget management the ability to organize, schedule, and coordinate workloads to meet established milestones and budgets
- Experience with Earned Value Management and SAP or Manufacturing Resource Planning systems preferred
- 5-7+ years’ experience in Operations and maintenance, project/facilities management, process design and/or warehouse management
- 5+ years people management (supervisor or manager level)
Depot Manager Job Description
- Ensure that the relevant systems are being followed
- Manage and control commercial fleet utilisation
- Ensure that the stores and TLB supervision are working in accordance with the correct procedures
- Completing and submitting a minimum of two PGIs per period and ensure the 6 supervisors at the Depot submit at least one
- Encouraging Close Call reporting
- Assisting in the planning and delivering of Track Partnership events including – BOTG, safety stand downs
- Previous relevant experience in a similar position ideally within the same industry
- Develop strong and successful relationships with key customers associated with the contract
- Drive increased productivity and quality through strong leadership, successful collaboration and innovative thinking
- Participate in developing short, medium and long term plans to achieve contract requirements in a cost effective manner
- Excellent leadership skills and ability to prioritize and complete multiple tasks
- Actively solve problems using creativity and innovation
- Provides inspirational leadership and brings out the best in the team
- Supports key projects, as identified in Essential Functions, providing day-to-day updates to leadership as directed
- Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and/or projects simultaneously
- Ability to adapt to constantly changing priorities and projects