One Stop - Distribution Operations Manager (Field Based)
| Posting date: | 16 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive Plus Benefits |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 February 2026 |
| Location: | None, None, Brownhills - Wakefield - Nursling |
| Company: | Tesco |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | tesco/TP/14092240/974299 |
Summary
About the role
The Distribution Operations Manager oversees performance across distribution centers and transport, ensuring compliance, efficiency, and continuous improvement. Key responsibilities include preparing KPI and trend reports, attending operational meetings, and driving audit completion. The role involves coaching managers on operational routines, optimizing pallet utilization, managing inbound/outbound flows, and planning for seasonal peaks. It ensures resource and equipment availability, supports recruitment for peak periods, and promotes accountability across shifts. Additional duties include inventory compliance, labour performance reviews, transport optimization, and leading change management initiatives. Collaboration with supply chain and project teams is essential to deliver best-in-class processes and operational excellence.
You will be responsible for
- Complete the weekly operational stat pack for all sites and Transport to show how they are tracking against KPI’s. Also to collate the period packs showing trends and opportunities. This will also include the H&S pack and packs for the DCM period and QTRLY Meetings
- Attend the weekly trade meeting and bi weekly One Stop operational meeting to ensure that distribution is taking into consideration for business changes and are part of any business updates, trade initiative\'s.
- Responsible for ensuring audit, safe and legal, next steps have been completed with the sites and ensure all action plans are completed.
- Distribution Centres Gets to the root cause of operational issues and supports the managers to build action plans that they can own and deliver.
- Being the expert for operational routines to provide support and coaching to the Centre Managers, Support as the leader of the Ops Model and Scott Grant timings ensuring that all are up to date and necessary changes made when needed with your sign off
- Work Closely with Supply chain to review pallet utilization and ensure protecting inbound and outbound for the business, supporting the plan for slow moving lines.
- Responsible for all loose equipment and IT counts ensuing that we have sufficient for key peak trading times.
- Seasonal plans- Produce seasonal packs 3-6 months in advance of a seasonal period to ensure the Distribution centres are aligned in ways of working and areas to focus on.
- Promoting a culture of responsibility and accountability within the warehouse across all shifts.
- Team 5’s – Chair and facilitate weekly steam 5 meetings.
- Inbound improvement plan – How do we manage inbound volumes, smooth profile and tipping loads within 30 minutes. Working with Supply chain to ensure end to end processes are best in class, plan together for volumes and growth.
- Projects – Work with S2I and security teams on projects they want to trial in DC’s, agree trial DC, Pre and post date review, roll out plan if signed off.
- Actively support and promote change management and continuous improvement culture through your team.
- Ensure that the inventory manager is compliant with routines, opportunities and reporting, including store claims as they report into you.
- Ensure that the inventory team have deep dived into all claims and looked for root cause analysis and problem solving.
- Ensure that you complete a review against the Performance of Labour Management and colleagues achieving vs missing
- Ensure that the resource planning and capability Manager has built the plans for RHRP and that sites are working towards their targets of moving hours, supporting with noticed rota changes where needed
- Support the Resource manager in the execution of the LAPD plans, ensuring the KPI are correct and that they deliver for the business and that we recruit in line with this, using Agency for peak periods where needed.
- Ensure that the resource planning team are reviewing transport plans in line with timelines and reviewing opportunities to save trips, working with supply chain on cage numbers where needed.
What’s in it for you
One Stop is committed to making everyday life easier for our customers! With a strong presence in local communities, we offer a wide range of quality products at great value, alongside friendly and helpful service. As part of the Tesco Group, One Stop combines the benefits of a large organisation with the close-knit feel of a neighbourhood store. We’re passionate about creating a welcoming environment for both our customers and our colleagues and we’re always looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our growing team!
Flexible Working
We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at One Stop, we always welcome chats about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.
One Stop Benefits
At One Stop, we value our colleagues just as much as our customers — and that’s reflected in the wide range of benefits we offer.
To explore the full list of colleague benefits, please click here and scroll to the bottom of our Careers Page.
*As a proud subsidiary of the Tesco Group, One Stop operates as an independent business. This means that while we share the same values, the benefits we offer may differ from those available at Tesco.*
Community Involvement
At One Stop, being part of the community is at the heart of everything we do. From supporting local charities and groups to partnering with national organisations, we’re proud to give back in meaningful ways.
Over the past decade, we’ve raised over £10.4 million for good causes and donated the equivalent of 1.6 million meals through our partnerships with FareShare and Olio, helping to reduce food waste and support those in need.
Working with us means you’ll have the chance to make a real difference whether it’s climbing mountains, running marathons, or simply organising a local raffle, our colleagues go the extra mile to support the causes they care about.
Diversity & Inclusion at One Stop
At One Stop, everyone is welcome. We’re proud to be an inclusive workplace that celebrates the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of our colleagues. Everyone is treated fairly and with respect. Diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values.
As a Disability Confident Leader (Level 3), we’re committed to creating an accessible and supportive environment for all. We offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, including interviews, to ensure every candidate has a fair opportunity to succeed. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please Click here.
Our six colleague networks Armed Forces, Disability, LGBTQ+, Families & Carers, Race & Ethnicity, and Women help foster a safe, supportive environment where everyone can thrive and be themselves. For more information about our networks please Click here
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*One Stop have the right to withdraw the vacancy before the closing date should a successful application be received prior to the closing date. As such we would highly encourage you to submit your application as soon as you can.*
About us
Tesco has become a market leader by doing the little things that really matter for our customers and colleagues.
It’s part of what makes Tesco such a great place to work, and we’re proud to have been accredited as one of Britain’s Top Employers again this year.
We're the UK's number one retailer and we pride ourselves on offering a great shopping experience. We are passionate about our food, merchandise and services and will always try to get things right for our customers.
But did you know we also offer great job opportunities? With stores, distribution centres and offices across the UK, and a vast variety of roles, we are always looking for people who have a hunger to work with customers and colleagues across our exciting business.
We believe in treating each other with respect and giving everyone an equal opportunity to get on. It's our people that make the difference every day - helping us make a difference for our customers
Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details before your agreed start date.
For more information about us please visit www.tescoplc.com
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