Transport Manager

An opportunity for an experienced Transport professional to join an established and ambitious food supplier that are continually growing and diversifying their range to meet the needs of their customers whilst ensuring the quality of their products are second to none. Their people are committed to their values, they work hard and are committed to providing a great service whilst having fun and developing their skills and experiences along the way.

As a Transport Manager, you will be responsible for monitoring and overseeing the day-to-day operation and compliance of the Transport department whilst ensuring employees are motivated, working safely towards a common goal and maximising productivity. You will also manage and oversee 3 other transport teams in their satellite sites across the region.

Transport Manager responsibilities:

• Ensure all daily/weekly/monthly KPI’s are monitored and achieved or exceeded through utilisation and interpretation of relevant data.

• Manage and coach individuals to perform to their maximum potential through a balanced approach of recognition and managing performance against agreed KPI’s.

• Manage all resources including commercial vehicles, cages, pallets and sack barrows.

• Allocate work in a consistent manner in line with individual / team capability and legal driving hours to achieve targets.

• Manages and delivers briefings to the team to ensure they are aware of, and adhere to all Company messages, policies and procedures.

• Communicates effectively with individuals at all levels including those on different shifts and in different departments

• Promote and manage all Health and Safety, Fleet and Sustainability standards, focussing on team safety and wellbeing in accordance with the relevant policies. This includes PPE, Vehicle checks, CV servicing and MOT’s, VOR’s, Contractor, hygiene, temperature checks, pest control, accidents and near misses.

• Review and implement opportunities for continuous improvement by collaboratively working and seeking feedback from own team and related teams.

• Ensuring all existing and new employees are trained to Company standards with all relevant documents completed and submitted.

• Full compliance and completion of induction and probationary process for all new recruits.

• Set clear expectations including KPI, safety and team behaviours to all direct reports by setting annual objectives. Hold regular one to ones to review objectives and perform end of year appraisal.

A Transport Manager will demonstrate the following skills and experiences:

• Experience of a fast-moving Transport environment, preferably from a multi-drop, multi-temperature food business.

• Full understanding of Transport legislation.

• Evidence of effective management experience.

• Effective communication skills.

• Manage conflicting deadlines and able to prioritise.

• Evidence of creative and innovative thinking.

• Solid judgement and influencing skills to provide pace to get things delivered.

What you get in return:

• £40,000 - £45,000 basic salary
• Training and development and career progression opportunities.
• Employee discount on purchases and regular special offers for staff.
• Access to an online discount portal, providing discounts for gyms, the cinema, supermarkets, high street retailers, cashback for changing your electricity supplier and much more helping you to save money on purchases that you would ordinarily make.
• Auto-enrolment Pension Scheme.