We have a truly exciting opportunity for an experienced Operations Manager to come and work at our Hampshire based Depot in Cosham, Portsmouth.Previous leadership experience in a regulated environment is advantageous for this role but not essential. Interviews to start early to mid-December.So if you want to join a forward thinking company, be involved in this exciting project and have a can-do attitude, whilst enjoying working in a friendly environment – why not come and join the Phoenix Family? Our CompanyAt Phoenix Group we are committed to excellence and dedicated to our customers’ needs. We are pivotal to enabling healthy lives, every day, all day; we are a trusted service that delivers to our communities, which is something that we are proud of. As a pan-European wholesaling and retail company we do that in many ways be that via our 490 plus community pharmacies, 13 nationwide distribution depots or our growing specialty services portfolio. About the Role : As Operations Manager you will be responsible for managing a variety of colleagues, influencing stakeholders , ensuring service and performance levels are achieved and that the highest quality standards are maintained at all times.You will be responsible for ensuring that all relevant regulatory and legal requirements are fulfilled.As Operations Manager you will lead on a multitude of depot initiatives by effectively managing the processes, ensuring service and performance levels are achieved within defined financial and operational objectives.In this role you will ensure effective team and company communications are cascaded within your location, effectively encouraging involvement and positive commitment throughout the depot. Effective interfaces with the broader Warehouse Team, PHOENIX supply chain and commercial functions will be critical to develop and assist in leading vision and value initiatives. Who do we want? We invite applications from dynamic leaders who display strong written and verbal communication skills, can lead large teams, manage their own workload, meeting and exceeding targets and KPIs.Previous experience of working within a Lean Methodology/Six Sigma environment would be an advantage, as would working within a highly regulated industry.Reporting to the Depot Manager you will be responsible for the depot achieving its key performance indicator targets in line with business objectives and budgets.Please see Job Description for further details. The PackageCompetitive salary with an annual bonus You’ll benefit from excellent training, we invest in our employees’ development by offering career progression opportunities. Training and SupportYou willreceive a comprehensive Induction from the learning and development facilitatorshave support from a friendly team to ‘buddy up’ with youhave access to your local training champion for any querieswork alongside subject matter experts to give you both the competence and confidence to carry out your roleWe pride ourselves on ensuring the wellbeing of our employees and providing a good working environment and benefits package, which includes:Training and support to ensure your success in the roleA competitive remuneration package including company car / bonus opportunity25 days, pro-rata, of paid annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising with length of serviceA fantastic working environmentOn site, free car parking facilitiesAn employee discount schemeYou’ll be employed on a permanent contract, working 37.5 hours per week, with flexibility as required.INDPHD