Regional Manager

Our client is the UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors, made up of 18 independent organisations. Together, the company take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry and get it to nearly 9,500 frontline charities and community groups. The food redistributed is nutritious and good to eat. It reaches charities across the UK, including school breakfast clubs, older people’s lunch clubs, homeless shelters, and community cafes. Every week they provide enough food to create almost a million meals for vulnerable people.
The role
As a Regional Manager you will be overseeing all aspects of depot management and reporting to senior transitions managers. You will oversee a team of managers onsite to ensure smooth daily operations.
Key accountabilities
• Create and develop Strategy and Business models in line with company Strategy to accept and redistribute all food to our communities
• Manage and work within budgets, including forecasting, to increase income and improve costs per tonne of food moved
• Responsible for the Health and Safety of our people and responsible for Food Safety through working closely with the Operations Manager and Warehouse Manager
• Maximise the social and environmental impact of food redistribution through following our Charity Eligibility criteria
• Line Management responsibility for a team of Senior Managers, ensuring that all staff and volunteers have the knowledge and training required to deliver their objectives
• Ensuring high levels of data accuracy and accurate, timely reporting to Leadership Teams
• Responsible for ensuring that all investments are delivered on time and on budget
• Responsible for ensuring that all paid staff and volunteers have the best experience whilst working for the company and are fully supported through working with the Management Team, including delivering Appraisals, one-to-ones, inductions and Probation Reviews
• Responsible for engaging with HR on any matters of risk, and working within Employment Law
• Work with the UK departments including Volunteering, Marketing, Fundraising and others to support the day to day operation
• Engage with the Food Team, Supply Chain and Logistics and Network Development Managers to ensure that the depot has the provision and support needed to deliver
• Ensuring that Safeguarding policies and best practice are adhered to
• Engage with Community Food Members (CFM’s) to deliver the highest standards of provision
• Working with company Go teams to identify opportunities to meet demand
• Share best practice and learn from others in the company Network to improve economies of scale, deliver financial sustainability and create innovation
Skills & experience
• Excellent Financial Management experience, including income, expenditure and performance monitoring
• Leadership of strategic and operational projects
• Working with and developing staff and volunteers who may have complex needs
• Ability to lead, motivate and develop a team to achieve outcomes
• Business Planning skills to be able to create sustainable and innovative approaches to meet service needs
• High level of communication skills including oral and written in order to engage with a range of diverse people
• Ability to develop high level partnerships with external stakeholders to achieve strategic goals
• Working in a regulated environment and demonstrable risk assessment capabilities
• Problem solving skills and ability to make operational decisions on the spot
• Ability to act as an ambassador for the company within local communities
• Demonstrable ability to deliver good Customer Service levels to CFM’s