General Manager

Do you want to lead a high‑performing logistics operation and drive both operational and commercial success? Are you an experienced leader who can balance hands‑on depot management with strategic thinking? If so, you could be the newest addition to our team as a General Manager in Aberdeen.

Be part of the movement – and play your part

About the role

As General Manager, you’ll be accountable for the end to end operational and commercial performance of the Aberdeen depot. You’ll lead a team of around 27 colleagues, oversee a fleet of 14 HGVs, and act as the senior on site representative for customers, suppliers, and regulatory bodies.

As part of the Scottish Senior Management Team, you’ll ensure the depot operates safely, efficiently, and in line with business strategy while driving continuous improvement and growth.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading all depot operations across transport, warehouse, planning, and yard activities

• Managing and developing teams through coaching, performance reviews, and workforce planning

• Overseeing fleet performance, ensuring compliance, utilisation, and cost efficiency

• Owning commercial performance, including P&L inputs, cost control, and margin improvement

• Acting as the senior customer contact, ensuring high service levels and resolving issues proactively

• Driving business growth and continuous improvement across operations

• Managing compliance, planning, reporting, and stakeholder collaboration to meet operational and strategic targets

About you

You’ll bring strong experience in logistics, transport, or depot leadership, with proven ability to manage both operational delivery and commercial performance. You’ll have a solid understanding of transport compliance, including O‑Licence responsibilities, driver hours, and Working Time Directive regulations.

You’ll be commercially minded, confident managing budgets, and able to interpret operational data to drive improvements. Strong leadership capability is essential, you’ll be able to motivate teams, hold people accountable, and build a high‑performance culture.

You’ll thrive in this role if you’re a confident, structured, and proactive leader who can balance day‑to‑day operational control with strategic thinking. You’ll be a strong communicator, able to build trust with teams, customers, and senior stakeholders, and remain calm when making decisions in a fast‑moving environment.

We think the strongest teams are built on diversity and inclusivity. Contrasting opinions, varied skills and strong characters bring out the best in us all. And we cannot wait for you to join.

Working at DFDS

Join the movement and grow with us.

Be a valued member of a diverse team at DFDS and help drive change together.

While you’re with us, we want you to develop. At DFDS, we believe that development happens first and foremost through activities in the workplace. We will also offer training courses that can support you in your role, if needed.

Now about what we can give you. You’ll be able to access some fantastic benefits such as:

• Life assurance cover

• Contributory company pension scheme

• Holiday Purchase Scheme

• Free ferry travel for up to 4 guests between Dover and Calais / Newcastle and Amsterdam with no limit on trips

• Full employee assistance programme including:

• Proactive financial, emotional, mental, and physical health care support including face to face counselling, fast 24/7 access to a GP, a second medical opinion and legal support for colleagues and their family.

• Huge range of retail discounts from high street and online retailers

• Access to myStrength, our Wellbeing platform, which has plenty of content to support and improve your mental wellness needs.

• Access to mental health first aid and opportunity to join support webinars with a focus on all areas of positive wellbeing.

• Cashback on health care including dental, optical, physiotherapy, prescriptions, specialist consultations and much more.

Are we a match? Then what are you waiting for? Apply Now.

If you think your personality, skills, experience, and desire match this role, we’d love to hear from you. Please send us your CV as soon as possible, as we’re keen to meet potential candidates on an ongoing basis.

We look forward to hearing from you.