General Manager

As the General Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of sales and operations, driving growth, and nurturing a talented team out of our Nottingham depot. You will have overall responsibility for the P&L for all depot operations out of Nottingham including used vehicle sales and an HGV workshop. H&S and site overheads are also part of the role which includes the management of a feeder yard close to the depot in Colwick. Collaboration with all departments at Alltruck is key to the success of this role. Your leadership will help mature and guide our team while maintaining a focus on operational excellence and high-performance standards.

To succeed, you will need:

1. A proven track record in managing a depot and looking after all aspects of site maintenance and health and safety.
2. Commercial awareness.
3. Be able to demonstrate great business judgement.
4. Negotiation skills - maximising added value and profitability.
5. Influencing skills - internally with Alltruck stakeholders to manage the effective defleeting of vehicles and the internal workshops.
6. Commercial vehicle (HGV) knowledge - strong understanding of the HGV industry and fundamental knowledge of vehicles.
7. Creative thinker - identifies multiple options to ensure success.
8. Ability to manage up and down effectively - feedback on industry trends and other potential opportunities and challenges.
9. Outcome focussed - delivers the annual budget in line with other key objectives.
10. Understanding of residual values in commercial assets.
11. Strong leadership skills with the ability to coach and develop a relatively young team.
12. Experience in managing complex operations with quick turnaround times.

You’ll really hit the ground running if you have:

• Transport Management CPC qualification (or be prepared to work towards).
• Previous experience in a similar role.

This is what you can expect within the role:

• Develop and execute strategic plans to drive growth and achieve financial targets.

You will be a key stakeholder in the business, responsible and accountable for the depot’s P&L.

Responsibility for health & safety, setting the tone and championing a H&S culture across the depot at all times promoting a healthy workplace and colleague wellbeing.

Act as a brand ambassador and build Alltruck’s used truck brand in the retail environment.

Work towards the position of selling 80% of used vehicles through the retail channel.

Ensure that the workshop is highly utilised and efficient.

Identify end of life vehicles from existing fleet to be defleeted and sold.

Management of budget and used vehicle sales targets.

Report to the Board providing updates on financial performance, operational efficiency, and growth progress.

This is a generic role description and doesn’t detail all the duties as may be required of the position.

What’s in it for you?

Working for an accredited Investors in People Platinum business has many advantages from continual training and development, 121 culture, coaching support and many more listed below:

• Competitive base salary (£60k - £70k).
• Fully expensed electric company car or car allowance.
• 25 days holiday rising to 28 during tenure with the ability to buy or sell holidays.
• Life assurance.
• Employee Assistance Programme with perks and discounts.
• Auto-enrolment pension scheme.
• Monthly ‘lunch on us’ paid for.
• Quarterly social events paid for.
• Annual awards evening.

Additional details:

This is a full-time role; the hours are 8.30 – 17.30 with a 30-minute lunch break.