* Contract Type: Permanent 37.5 hours per week
* Salary: £62600 plus London Allowance, car plus bonus and PMI
* Location: London Area
* Days of Working: Monday to Friday
DPD UK is a member of Geopost who are a market leader in parcel delivery and e-commerce solutions, providing a broad range of delivery and innovative services for customers worldwide. DPD UK has a turnover of nearly £2 billion and our aim is to be the most sustainable delivery company in the UK. At DPD UK we also aim to deliver the best service, use the best technology and recruit and retain the best people in the industry.
Job Description
Our Head of Security is looking to recruit a highly skilled Regional Security Manager to manage all aspects of our depot(s) Security across the following depots - North London, Park Royal, West London, Heathrow, Southall, Feltham, Barking, Dagenham, Chelmsford. You must be able to get to all these locations.
Key responsibilities for this role include:
* Implementation of company security policy and strategy as directed by the General Manager(s) for depots across the South East
* Providing advice and support on depot matters including physical, operational and administrative security
* Ensuring a security action plan is in place to reflect the region's strategy
* Ensuring that security audits and follow up reviews are carried out, together with action plans in accordance with agreed schedule
* Conducting through investigations when required creating a full report
* Reviewing incident reports carried out by the Security Team
* Keeping abreast of industry standards, best practice and new technology, communicating this to the Security Team
* Liaising with external agencies such as the Police, HM Customs when required to assist with overall security investigations
* Setting KPI’s in agreement with the General Manager South East
* Investigating and identifying any theft issues or trends within the Hubs
* Delivering key security solutions and preventative measures
* To control manpower planning including managing the rota, holiday, absence, recruitment and interviewing
* Ensure that all guarding objectives are met both employed and agency.
Qualifications
To be considered for this role you must have extensive and demonstrable experience as a Security Manager with a large scale, multi-layered organisation. You will also be able to evidence successfully leading and inspiring your teams to deliver exceptional results.
* You will be a confident communicator/presenter with the skills to lead and manage teams.
* A person capable of decisive and effective decision-making, in a time pressured environment and taking ownership of the department
* A high level of negotiation skills, excellent attention to detail with the ability to prioritise workload
* A flexible and proactive approach to work
* Someone that really enjoys resolving problems and demonstrates high levels of resilience and self-motivation
* Demonstrate the core values of DPD DNA – Passion, Respect, Honesty, Flexibility, Hard Work and Accountability
Additional Information
About our benefits
We recognise that our people are at the heart of our business, without them we wouldn’t be able to deliver our award-winning service to millions of customers across the country each day. It’s important to us that we demonstrate our recognition of you in providing you with more than just a salary and job stability. To name but a few…
* Holiday trading
* Enhanced maternity and paternity package
* Free life assurance of 4 x salary on joining the pension scheme
* Health Kiosks visiting every location
* Vitality at Work
* Free On Site Parking
* Discounted shopping from 100’s of retailers including up to 5% off supermarket shopping
* Milestone Days off to celebrate with your family and friends
* For employees who regularly use a screen as part of their job we offer free eye tests and support with the cost of glasses
Joining DPD can lead to not just a stable job but also a career. DPD prides itself on recognising and developing talent alongside a desire to promote from within. As a continually growing and evolving organisation, we are proud to offer a great number of development and promotion opportunities.
If you identify with our aims and values and can help us deliver our customers' promises, then this is the job for you! Apply today