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Working closely with senior leaders and operational teams, you'll drive improvements in safety, customer service, compliance, productivity, and cost performance across a national network.\nIf you thrive on solving operational challenges, coaching teams to achieve higher standards, and turning data into action, this could be the perfect next step in your career.\nWhat You'll Be Doing\nAs UK Decorating Centre Distribution Operations Manager, you'll provide leadership across our fleet and hub operations, ensuring our teams have the capability, processes, and support needed to deliver operational excellence.\nKey areas of responsibility include:\nLeading company fleet operations across UK & Ireland business units.\nDriving a strong culture of safety, compliance, and operational best practice.\nSupporting and coaching Area Managers, Hub Managers, and operational teams to deliver consistent standards.\nUsing operational and fleet data to identify opportunities, reduce risk, and improve performance.\nLeading supplier relationships to ensure service, value, and efficiency.\nDelivering initiatives that improve customer service, productivity, sustainability, and cost control.\nEnsuring compliance across vehicle, driver, and equipment operations.\nSupporting business-wide projects that enhance the effectiveness of our stores, hubs, and distribution network.\nWhat We're Looking For\nWe're interested in speaking with experienced operations, logistics, fleet, supply chain, or distribution leaders who can demonstrate:\nExperience managing multi-site operational environments.\nStrong knowledge of fleet, transport, safety, and compliance requirements.\nA track record of driving operational improvement and change.\nExcellent coaching, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.\nStrong analytical ability with experience using data to improve performance.\nThe ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on operational support.\nIOSH / NEBOSH Qualified desirable\nWhy This Role?\nThis is more than a fleet management position.\nIt's an opportunity to influence operational performance at a national level, partner with senior leaders across the business, and play a key role in shaping the future of our distribution operations.\nYou'll have the autonomy to drive meaningful improvements, the visibility to influence change, and the opportunity to make a measurable impact on safety, service, efficiency, and business performance.\nAbout us:\nPPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD ®\nThrough leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @PPG on X.\nThe PPG Way 2030\nWe are customer champions\nProactive. Bold. Trustworthy. Everything we do starts with our customers. We listen, move fast and don’t stop until we solve their biggest challenges. When our customers win, we all grow.\nWe act with purpose and speed\nAgile. Data-driven. Empowered. We take smart risks to stay ahead of the competition. We work proactively with agility, using quality data to develop solutions that create value.\nWe are excellent operators\nProductive. Collaborative. Accountable. No matter our role, we identify problems, take ownership and always bring solutions. We are both proactive and responsive to drive continuous improvement and deliver results. We support our frontline, the faces of PPG to our customers.\nWe compete to win\nFuture-focused. Driven. Ambitious. We are passionate about growing our business and winning with our customers. We deliver results, embrace new technologies and leverage agility and speed as strengths.\nWe are PPG proud\nStrong. United. Passionate. We work safely, act with integrity and value our diverse perspectives. We celebrate achievements and take pride in the positive impact we create together to protect and beautify the world.\nAt PPG we use AI in the hiring process to make the process more efficient. AI tools do not make hiring decisions. You can learn more by going to https://careers.ppg.com/us/en/candidate-resources.\nPPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. We offer an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. 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