Transport Manager

Main Purpose of Job:

Leads, empowers and develops the Transport team. Safely and effectively manages its  people, fleet, 3PL providers, budget, IT and other resources in a customer focused and cost-efficient manner to  meet business requirements and support profitable growth. Identifies risks, issues and opportunities and  deploys innovative solutions and techniques in response to them to improve Logistics delivery.  

Main Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Ensures Health and Safety, Environmental and Operator's Licence compliance, whilst delivering best in class  customer service, measured against business KPIs for Safety, Service and Profitability. 

• Understands and leverages the company’s operating systems and communication devices, ensuring that all  reporting staff are using the systems and devices correctly and in full, to the benefit of the operation. 

• Oversees cost control and KPI performance, actively seeking to improve efficiency, reduce operating costs,  increasing margin whilst meeting budget as a minimum. 

• Ensures appropriate MI is in place for optimal management of the driver fleet, consistently meeting  customer and reporting requirements. 

• Deploys appropriate controls and procedures to effectively and efficiently manage all aspects of customer  service and communication. 

• Champions a 'customer first’ approach. Understands and appreciates customer requirements and quality  standards. Engages with internal and external customers to meet and exceed customer expectations.

• Understands and meets the company’s Operating Licence obligations ensuring that appropriate controls  and procedures are rigorously enforced. 

• Ensures that all aspects of Health & Safety are adhered to, including H&S induction and training, operating  procedures, near miss reporting and emergency procedures. 

• Oversees vehicle management, including liaison with fleet, safe vehicle operations, wheel security, monitors  vehicle gross weights. 

• Plans driver resource strategically, tactically and operationally to utilise fleet to its maximum capacity, fully  utilising software and hardware platforms. 

• Ensures timely completion of all administrative processes. 

• Works closely with the warehouse team and other key stakeholders to ensure that all logistics solutions are  fully integrated and designed to improve customer service. 

• Consistently promotes and adheres to Company policy, procedure and legislation, including but not limited  to, that relating to health and safety. 

Key Skills / Attributes:  

• A bachelor’s degree or three years of managerial work experience is advantageous.

• Knowledge of Transport and logistics industry is required  

• Customer, people and results centric;  

• Works logically and systematically to solve problems, make decisions and think laterally and flexibly with  the ability to manage sustainable change;  

• Commercially astute, analytical with a high degree of numeracy;  

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well as part of a team, as well as manage people; excellent  communication skills, both verbal and written.  

• Maintains a positive attitude to continued learning and growth

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