Transport Manager
| Posting date: | 25 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 July 2025 |
| Location: | Unit A, RD Park, Hoddesdon,, EN11 0RF |
| Company: | Booker Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 26342 |
Summary
We are currently recruiting a Transport Manager to lead our Transport Department in Hoddesdon.
The objective of the role is to ensure that our large, fast-moving Transport operation runs smoothly and efficiently, by achieving optimum service levels across all contracts whilst working to specific KPIs.
Working Hours:
40 hours per week Monday - Friday however flexibility is required – 24-hour operation
We look forward to you joining the BEST team!
- Adhere to and ensure that colleagues follow Health and Safety policy and procedures
- Comply with Ministry records, transport and health and safety legislation
- Effectively manage a team of 8 x managers and transport colleagues, ensuring they have the required skills and knowledge
- Provide guidance, leadership and motivation, promoting a positive and respectful working culture
- Ensure the department operates within the cost budgets laid out in the annual budget
- Ensure maximum routing efficiency, whilst encouraging fuel cost savings
- Ensure compliance with legal requirements with regards to transportation
- Monitor out of hours process
- Ensure timely completion of documentation in line with recognised time scales
- Ensure a consistent approach to people issues such as absence, grievance and disciplinary procedures
- Ensure all new colleagues receive a thorough induction/training
- Conduct regular 1-2-1’s with Managers and colleagues within the transport team, identifying career progression/development opportunities
- Optimise productivity and maintain customer service to our customers with flexibility, adapting to our customers’ needs
- Manage an efficient vehicle maintenance operation for approximately 100 vehicles
- Be aware of food standards agency and carry out due diligence
- Be cost effective and constantly review systems and efficiency
- Be aware of warehouse structure and cultivate a daily interface
- Current and valid O licence holder
- Professional Logistics or Transport qualification
- Previous experience of leading a team in a similar distribution and logistics environment
- A strong grasp of both European and domestic tachograph legislation
- Excellent communication skills and be a keen problem solver
- Experience of performance evaluation, feedback and preparing development plans
- Experience of managing your own budget responsibilities