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2 months ago
About Speedy Freight
We are a successful national organisation providing logistics solutions. As part of one of the UK's leading supply chain, transport and logistics businesses, we truly offer end-to-end supply chain solutions.
Our Mission
To be the first choice to deliver every single time. To always be there for our customers and our team.
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled Transport Manager to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing effective transport plans and controlling resources to ensure customer and business requirements are achieved.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the sourcing and booking of vehicles in line with company procedures.
- Develop and control an agreed amount of resources (vehicles, drivers) ensuring all legal constraints are adhered to (Weight limits, Working Time Directive and EU drivers' hours regulations).
- Negotiate prices with subcontract drivers.
- Build a reference portfolio of vehicles and drivers.
- Produce effective transport plans guided by the operating model.
- Effectively manage drivers through on-going communication supplemented using Navigator analysis screen.
- Ensure that internal tracking system housekeeping is completed to the required standards.
- Understand and achieve specific targets regarding required margin, costs per mile and utilisation.
- Ensure BDM targets are set in line with company objectives, manage BDM activity and KPI reporting to ensure delivery of these targets.
- Review allocated customers making sure that work is planned to time, and correct equipment is efficiently utilised.
- Constantly communicate with customer services and drivers to ensure customer KPI targets achieved and maintained.
- Manage the office day to day.
Requirements
- Full Driving License.
- IT Literate including Microsoft, word, excel and outlook.
- Written, oral English and Mathematics to GCSE standard.
Desirable
- Awareness of Legislation.
- Excel / PowerPoint presentations skills.
Experience
- Significant experience (minimum of 3 years) with the transport sector within the UK, and business development skills within this market.
- Knowledge and understanding of the budgeting process and delivery of service levels to budget, including cash collection and cost controls.
- Management of a team, motivation and objective setting.
- Awareness of the UK van market.
