Transport Manager
  • England,South West,Gloucestershire
  • Full Time, Permanent
  • £40,000 - £45,000 per annum
Job Description:
EJ826 - Transport Manager

Location: Stonehouse, Gloucester

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000

Overview:

First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Transport Manager on behalf of one of our clients.

Responsible for the dispatch and distribution operations, consistently co-ordinating and optimising processes to ensure efficiency and timely delivering to customers.

Our client encourages applications from ex-military personnel however all candidates will be given due consideration.

Duties and Responsibilities:
*To manage the dispatch and distribution of site produced orders to meet customer requirements within budget and to agreed targets.
*To ensure legal compliance and the management of systems controlling and operating the fleet logistics operation, including accountability for the operators licence.
*To work closely with colleagues to drive efficiency in transport operations.
*Control and dispatch of any cross docked group orders in requested timescales.
*Manages the dispatch and distribution teams.
*Manage department costs to agreed parameters.
*Responsible for all aspects of health and safety in a dispatch and distribution environment.
*Analysing KPIs to identify opportunities to continually improve performance.
*Utilise IT systems to drive process improvements and automation of administrative tasks.
*Developing effective internal and external relationships, ensuring timely communication and a customer focused approach.
*To manage the fleet of vehicles for all group companies including vehicle ordering, compliance and servicing.
*Maintain a safe, secure and compliant environment by operating within company systems, policies and procedures.
Skills and Qualifications:
*O Licence essential
*Previous logistics management experience in a busy and demanding manufacturing environment.
*Significant people management experience.
*Able to plan and execute and deliver targets with a continual emphasis on improving performance.
*Demonstrable budget management experience.
*Multi-site / operations experience.
*Ideally holds a IOSHH qualification or has significant experience of driving improvement in health and safety within a logistics environment.
*CPC accreditation.
Job number 3724582

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