Transport Operations Manager
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 18 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Competitive |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 17 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | 4 Maxted Road Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7DX |
| Cwmni: | Booker Group |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 26697 |
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Reporting to the General Manager, you will be responsible for Managing the Transport Operations at a busy distribution centre. Responsible for a fleet of Class 1 and Class 2 vehicles, you will Lead a team of Managers, Drivers, Trainers and Administrative Colleagues. This is an exciting Leadership role, as the departmental head, you will be a key member of the sites senior management team.
- 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.
- Challenge under performance and recognise good performance in equal measure.
- 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.
- Ensure Best Practice to minimise fuel usage and maximise KPL.
- Monitor and control absence.
- Maximise all forms of revenue.
- Ensure supplier collections are made as planned.
- Achieve on time delivery performance.
- Ensure effective communications both internally in Transport department, within the Distribution Centre and with Customers including Supply Chain and branches.
- 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.
- Identify training needs and design/implement training plans.
- 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.
Technical Skills and Knowledge:
- Management experience within a unionised environment.
- Thorough knowledge of CPC accountabilities & the legislative requirements
- Experience of a customer service 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.
- Effective communicator at all levels with positive can do attitude.
- 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.
- Team player.
- Tenacious.
- ‘Can Do’ approach to work.
Qualifications/Knowledge/Experience
- CPC qualified.
- Minimum of 3 years senior manager experience in a best practice transport environment.