Transport Manager

At?Saint-Gobain?we pride ourselves on being?innovative,?customer focused, agile, open and?engaging and entrepreneurial. We are?also?proud to have been named a 'Top Employer' for 5 consecutive years.?If?you're?passionate about?working with people,?you're?ableto put your customer first,?and?you?want to know what it's like to work for a top employer that is working hard?to make the world a better home;?then please?read on to find out more about this exciting opportunity to join us as a Transport Manager.?

You'll be?working for Jewson?in York.?Jewson is one of more than?30 exciting Saint-Gobain brands in the UK and we pride ourselves on doing everything we can to understand our Customers needs in order to deliver solutions to save them time, money and hassle.Our Colleagues are critical to our Customers' success and you will be working with a team that proactively supports them in every way possible. If you love working with people, you're a good listener and you think you could help our customers feel welcome,then this could be a great opportunity for you to join our team.

**Is this role right for me?**

First and foremost, we always want to recruit talented people that align well with our values and way of working; so whether you've never worked in this industry before, or had years of experience with one our competitors, you're just as likely to be a greatfit A great Transport Manager at Jewson is organised in their approach, showing good attention to detail so their work is accurate and reliable. As a methodical and approachable person, you will be able to work well on your own and take full ownership andresponsibility for the work you do.

**What will I be doing in the role?**

Our Transport Manager is one of the most important roles in the business. A great Transport Manager will help keep our business running smoothly, constantly adapting their selves to the dynamic and ever-changing environment where no 2 days are the same.To support the business you will;
- Manage all commercial vehicle movements across Business Unit to meet the
- Jewson customer value proposition
- Management of delivery capacity across the Business Unit with the customer in mind
- Planning local branch deliveries, allocating deliveries and transport movements for the Business Unit to meet customer requirements
- Manage driver resource across Business Unit tofulfillJewson customer value proposition:

- Management of Business Unit driver holidays.
- Support Business Units with regard to commercial vehicle driver recruitment.
- Supporting local branch managers with local driver related issues and identifying challenges and solutions.
- Responsible for adherence to transport legal compliance and related EHS
- Manage and identify legal compliance related issues across the business unit through audits and KPI's and other key stakeholders.
- Provide coaching to local branch managers with regard to transport and legal compliance related material, identifying knowledge gaps.
- Implementation of national, regional and local transport strategies across the Business Unit.
- Overall visibility of DMS across the Business Unit, intervening as required.
- Management of DX loading and authorising of hire drivers across the Business Unit.
- Management of servicing schedule and any additional resource requirements.
- Management of MDT compliance across the Business Unit.
- Management of local branch incident damage reporting and supporting the Business Units incident reporting.
- Responsible for Transport KPI and KPI improvement within Business Unit
- Responsibility to support and resolve all transport related issues across the Business Unit, with escalation to Regional Transport Managers where required

**Requirements**:

- Transport and route planning
- Transport systems
- Process improvement/management
- Recruiting, training and managing teams
- Cross-functional working
- Third-party relationship management
- Management of EHS standards
- Transport legislation
- Asset specification and effective operation
- Literate and numerate
- Data management
- Financial and commercial awareness
- Project management desirable
- Resource (specifically driver) management
- Problem solving

**Are?Jewson and Saint-Gobain an Inclusive employer?**

We're working hard to be, and we're keen to hire talented people regardless of their background, abilities, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, taste in music, fashion sense or anything else that makes you, you

We understand that a diverse workplace is not only a more enjoyable place to be, but also facilitates better decision making and innovation. So, whoever you are, and whichever Saint-Gobain business you join, you can be sure of a warm welcome with us.

**And what about flexibility?**

The world of work is changing, and at Saint-Gobain we are open to new ways of working in order to attract talented people to our business. We understand that everyone has different needs and commitments. Therefore, we are very open to discuss any flexiblerequirement or need that you may have for this role (this could be flexible hours, a job share, part time, to name a few). We can't guarantee to meet all requests for flexibility when we are recruiting, but we promise to listen.