Transport Manager

4 days ago


Welham Green, United Kingdom Reed Hospitality Full time

My Client, a builders Merchant in Welham Green are looking for a new Transport Manager to join their Team. They are particularly looking for someone who has industry experience and will bring new and fresh ideas, someone who can really make the role theirown
The company offer excellent benefits including a pension scheme, 23 days holiday and staff discounts at various shops/companies
If you are looking to work somewhere, where your voice will be heard, where progression is always promoted within, then this could be the role for you
**Location: Welham Green**
**Salary: up to 38k starting salary**

**Hours: 8am - 6pm Monday - Friday (Alternate Saturdays 7 - 2)**

**The Job:**
- As a Transport Manager you will provide and manage a safe, efficient, reliable and cost effective delivery Transport service for the Company and our Customers. You will manage a team of Drivers to ensure a high standard of customer satisfaction at all times.
- To ensure safe and effective operational management of activities at both sites, taking account of customer service and people management obligations and responsibilities.
- Manage relations and operations with any Logistics/transport company with whom we are partnering to ensure efficient operational transport management.
- Planning, scheduling and reviewing workload to ensure production output to time and that delivery targets are achieved cost effectively.
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, RIDDOR, CDM Regulations 2000.
- To ensure the organisation complies with current health and safety legislation approved codes of practice and guidance in relation to employment and service provision.
- To work proactively with managers to establish and maintain a system that promotes a culture of safe working practices across the organisation.
- Recruit, lead, train and motivate a team of Drivers to ensure the best level of internal and external customer service is provided.
- Arrange for replacement drivers and vehicles when necessary.
- Plan, organise and manage the routing of deliveries and collections to meet the requirements of the business and our customers.
- Be pro-active in developing operational improvements, focusing on cost reductions and customer satisfaction, and embrace any changes that are implemented with a positive attitude.
- Ensure the vehicle fleet is effectively utilised by managing Jobs per Vehicle, PDA usage and gate times to exceed company transport performance targets.
- Ensure the vehicle fleet is well maintained along with holding accurate documentation and records.
- Updating transport KPIs and report on a regular basis.
- Manage costs efficiently ensuring they stay in line with budgets, sourcing parts from alternate suppliers rather than a main dealer and raising purchase orders.
- Represent the company of the business and portray a professional and business like image to all customers, potential customers and other people you meet in the course of your work.

**The Person:**
- Proven transport knowledge and planning skills
- Builders Merchant experience
- Professional and efficient approach
- Detailed understanding of relevant legislation in transport and Health and Safety
- Strong leadership and people management skills
- Ability to motivate team to achieve results
- Good verbal and written communication



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