Transport Manager
17 days ago
Alfreton
A leading Logistics business is recruiting a Transport Manager to head up their transport operation for one of their premium customer operations, based in the Alfreton area. Transport Manager will have the following responsibilities: • Responsible for the management of the Transport Function for a busy retail distribution operation, • Responsible for Transport Planning, Legal Compliance and the daily operation, • Actively work alongside direct and in direct internal and external stakeholders, • Ensure compliance with statutory obligations regarding working time legislation and operatorlicensing, • Ensure effective and efficient people management through coaching, mentoring and developing individuals and teams, • Responsible for ER issues such as absence management, sickness and holiday allocation, • Ensure legal compliance with all relevant EU drivers hours legislation, working time legislation and operator licensing, • Actively champion a culture of continuous improvement, • Responsible for the preparation and presentation of accurate and professional information to be relayed to the customer on daily, weekly and monthly basis, • Ensure KPI delivery, • Responsible for budgets and cost management, • Significant Transport Management experience is essential, • International CPC is essential, • Commercially sound, with previous experience in budget management, ideally in Open and Closed book contracts, • Prior experience working within a retail logistics environment, • Knowledge of transport regulations and a proven track record of planning and forecasting, • Influencing skills