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Transport Operations Manager

3 months ago

Didcot, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Booker Group Full time

About the role

Reporting to the General Manager, you will be responsible for managing the Health, Safe, Legal, execution, direction, and coordination of all transportation matters for the site. This includes managing budgets, organising schedules & routes, ensuring that vehicles are safe and meet legal requirements, and making sure that drivers are aware of their duties and are trained to the relevant standard.

The Transport Operations Manager role is the departmental head of the Transport department as well as a key member of the site senior management team.

Role Responsibility

  • 24/7 multi-site multi-temperature transport operations
  • 2000 weekly retail customer deliveries
  • Didcot DC plus outbases (Cardiff & Exeter) including monthly overnight outbase visits
  • “O” Licence holder (3 sites)
  • HGV Fleet size 85 motive + 80 trailers
  • Driver headcount up to 150 in unionised workplace
  • Operate & achieve the transport budget
  • Ensure legal Compliance to DVSA standards
  • Experience of both internal and external audits
  • Influence, direct and support your management team to work to performance criteria and undertake the right activities that positively influence cost within the department
  • Lead, motivate and develop the Transport team members through performance management to raise performance standards and achieve KPI’s for cost, service and people
  • Collate KPI figures weekly and produce period end reports and action plans.
  • Ensure driver overtime and use of agency drivers and subcontractors are kept to a minimum
  • Repair and maintenance costs to be strictly monitored and controlled
  • Achieve on time delivery performance in line with company service agreements
  • Ensure effective communications both internally in Transport department, within the Distribution Centre and with Customers including Supply Chain and Field Team
  • Ensure management team is regularly appraised and developed via personal development plans
  • Develop transport department Culture into a “Great Place to Work” atmosphere with Colleague engagement and inclusion a key focus.
  • Implement succession planning
  • Ensure adherence to employment legislation and Company policy as required including; contracts of employment, discipline and grievance matters
  • Support the General Manager to manage the ER environment to protect the business
  • Build effective relationships with the site union representatives

You will need

Technical Skills and Knowledge:

  • Multi / remote site management experience
  • Multi-temperature fleet experience
  • Management experience within a unionised environment
  • Thorough knowledge of CPC accountabilities & the legislative requirements
  • Experience of a customer facing environment
  • Excellent PC and organisational skills
  • Methodical approach to figures and reporting
  • Understanding of people planning and scheduling processes
  • Knowledge of health safety and legislative requirements
  • Developing self and others

Capabilities:

  • Flexible with ability to work on own initiative
  • Innovative and change orientated/adaptable
  • Ability to work within a team environment
  • Numerate and Literate
  • Excellent leadership skills with the ability to impact and influence
  • Decision-making and judgement
  • Well organised, able to plan and manage time effectively
  • Excellent influencing and communication skills
  • Coaching skills
  • Tenacious
  • ‘Can Do’ approach to work

Qualifications/Knowledge/Experience

  • Transport Manager CPC qualified
  • Management experience of HGV fleets of similar scale
  • Senior Manager experience in a best practice transport environment

Whats in it for you

At Booker, along with being a great place to work and giving you an opportunity to get on in your career, we also offer the following fantastic package of benefits:

  • A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.
  • After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day, ie. thirteen times a year. In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases.
  • 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals through-out the year.
  • Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. Terms and conditions apply.
  • Free eye test when you spend £50 or more. You can also save 30% when you spend £50 or more on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses.
  • 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.
  • Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates
  • An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme.
  • After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares in the future at a discount.
  • Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.
  • Life Assurance - You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay
  • Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family.
  • A great holiday package

About The Company

Be part of something special. Join our team at Booker.

Booker is the UK’s leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses, from locations across the country.

Booker Group comprises of Booker Wholesale, Makro, Booker Direct, Classic Drinks, Ritter Courivaud and Chef Direct. Our customers include Premier, Family Shopper, Budgens and Londis retailers and we have one shared aim - improving choice, price and service for all our customers.

Our business is incredibly diverse, so it takes a wide range of skills to deliver the exceptional service our customers require.

Wherever you join us, you’ll be part of an organisation that will help your career to keep moving forward.

*Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however is operated separately from the core Tesco business and as such the benefits offered will be different from those offered at Tesco*