Transport Manager
4 days ago
Norwich
Foulger Transport is looking for a Transport Manager to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing and managing the transportation of goods to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery schedules. The Transport Manager will play a crucial role in optimizing routes, maintaining high customer service standards, and ensuring compliance with current legislative requirements. • Monday - Friday, • 40 hours per week, • Competitive salary, • Life assurance, • Pension, • Exceptional fleet, • Opportunity for training and development (CPC training), • Full Uniform and PPE, • Onsite Parking, • Cycle to work scheme, • Loyalty Awards (recognises employees with 5, 10, 20, 30 and 40 years' service), • Employee benefits and discounts across a range of top brands (including shopping, travel, motoring and days out), • Lead on the full utilisation of IT systems and vehicles to ensure accurate and appropriate allocation of driver/vehicle/loads/trailers to improve both the efficiency of the department and the Group;, • Provide leadership and motivation to your team to build an effective and engaged workforce resulting in improved productivity and sustained customer service levels;, • Lead on the recruitment and training and development of your department to ensure you have the right people, in the right roles, at the right time;, • Build, grow and maintain effective working relationships with key stake holders within both the business and the Group to promote partnership working and improve operational efficiency;, • Create, promote and implement clear communication channels with internal departments and external customers to improve KPI's and the profitability of the business;, • Monitor all information to ensure it is up to date and held in a secure location in order to comply with GDPR legislation;, • Lead on the effective management of driver hours by authorising driver timesheets on a weekly basis and auditing and updating hours against the relevant systems to guarantee they are compliant to all regulations;, • Produce and audit relevant KPI's for the department and evaluate trends to continually improve processes, procedures and profit margins;, • Lead on the implementation and management of safe working practices, general housekeeping and manage audits from both external and internal clients to ensure the Company is compliant., • Logistics qualification would be desirable, • Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) or equivalent, • Working knowledge of the Highway Code, EU tachograph requirements, Working Time Regulations, Road Transport Regulations, • Commercial awareness, • Working knowledge of transport operation systems, • Geography, • Health and Safety regulations, • Relevant transport management experience, • Managing and developing a team of employees, • Analysing and solving logistic problems, • Transport operation systems, • Mid-Senior level, • Full-time, • Distribution, • Industries: Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage #J-18808-Ljbffr