Head of Transport

2 months ago

Skelmersdale, United Kingdom Kammac Full time

**Role Overview**:
Responsible for overall management and control of the transport operation including Freight Forwarding and Pallet Network_**.**_

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Acting as a key representative for the Company’s transport management, responsible for maintaining strong business relationships with the customers.
- Responsibility for holding an in-depth understanding of all commercial elements of each customer contract.
- Review and assess customer contracts, especially new accounts, to develop a clear understanding of their requirements and service level agreements.
- Filter customer requirements and service level agreements to the operational team to ensure that operationally the department can fulfil the requirements.
- Raising competencies and performance in all areas of transport activity to contribute to business efficiency and to gain a competitive advantage.
- Lead, develop and motivate direct reports to ensure they reach their full potential and subsequently contribute to the overall performance of the business and deliver excellent service.
- Overseeing planning and optimization of transport resources of both own fleet and third party.
- Ensuring effective planning and utilization of drivers and sub-contract haulage for all deliveries by the Transport Planning Team.
- Planning daily workload for an allocated fleet of vehicles including and managing wage to revenue, driver expenses, fuel to revenue and total running costs.
- Providing communication and advice on relevant current, new and proposed legislation to the transport team.
- Ensuring effective fleet management and administration is completed accurately and efficiently.
- Ensuring records are managed relating to vehicles and drivers i.e., relating to vehicle roadworthiness, drivers’ hours, and Working Time Directive (WTD).
- Supporting any company initiatives by promoting solutions and best practice through various forums.
- Daily management of all customer accounts.
- Managing Key Performance Indicator reporting.
- Deputizing for the Director of Transport in their absence.
- Compliance with all vehicle and operator license requirements combined with maintaining in house and legal standards.
- Compliance with GVOL requirements and transport regulations, with emphasis towards ‘best practice’.
- Ensuring all transport operations, practices and procedures are managed in line with the Company’s Health & Safety Policy and other statutory requirements.
- Leading and supporting on investigations and disciplinary procedures within the department when required.
- Proactively support and adhere to all HR, GDPR and Health & Safety policies to ensure the Company and Department are fully compliant.

This list is not exhaustive and the successful position holder may be required to carry out any task which the Company might reasonably require you to do.

**Skills/Experience/Qualifications**:

- Transport Managers CPC
- Proven, previous experience as a Transport Manager within a general haulage environment
- Experience of working within 3PL, Logistics operation
- Experience of delivering mpg improvements
- Be able to demonstrate a record of successfully instigating revenue improvements or cost reduction initiatives
- Proven track record in discipline and grievance management
- Well-developed analytical, planning, co-ordination, and negotiation skills
- Ability to produce data and information to identify opportunities and cost saving initiatives
- Strong IT Skills
- Excel Word/Forms/Outlook/PowerPoint
- Transport Management Systems (Mandata would be desirable)
- Transport operations and commercial awareness
- Digital tachograph information and its uses
- Degree in Logistics, business, supply chain management or related field ( desirable)
- Full UK Driving licence Cat B

**Salary**: £60,000.00-£70,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Senior Transport Management: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Transport Manager CPC (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 1262

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