24/7 FMCG Transport Operations Leader

Culina; Minworth; Sur place; GBP 42 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

25 days annual leave

Company bonus

Private medical cover

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Wellness programme (EAP)

Eye care vouchers

Reward & recognition

Résumé du poste

Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) is seeking a Transport Operations Manager to lead 24/7 transport activities in a busy FMCG environment. You will manage a team, optimize fleet use, control costs, and ensure service levels for customers.

The role requires strong leadership, negotiation, and compliance with industry regulations. Based in the UK, you will collaborate with customers and suppliers, drive continuous improvement, and deliver results in a fast-paced, performance-driven culture.

Qualifications

• Previous supervisory experience within a FMCG environment.
• Excellent negotiating skills with the ability to influence and steer.
• Leadership and motivational qualities and proven experience of building a team.
• An effective communicator at all levels, good verbal and written skills.
• Personal motivation and confidence resulting in a positive impact.

Responsabilités

• Manage your team to ensure they execute traffic plans to enable delivery of products to customers within agreed service levels.
• Reduce non-contract maintenance and damage spends through the use of vehicle passports and daily confirmation of spend.
• Ensure that all available fleet is on the road and declared to enable the planning team to plan the resource.
• Motivate and develop the transport team and ensure that they comply with all relevant statutes and regulations.
• Communicate with third party hauliers in regards to control all reported defects on drop trailers left for pre-loading.
• Check and approve maintenance cost reports and related invoices.
• Ensure daily, weekly and monthly compliance milestones are achieved, measured by internal audit scoring.
• Attend daily, weekly and monthly customer review meetings.
• Monitor, audit and control suppliers.
• Support implementation of service improvements in conjunction with customers and other areas of the business.
• Generate and implement ideas with regards to staff and operational changes, which will help drive continuous improvement.
• Planning and organising skills with a high level of numeracy

Connaissances

Supervisory experience

Leadership

Negotiation

Communication skills

Change management

Numeracy

Problem solving

Customer service oriented

Description du poste

Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) is seeking a Transport Operations Manager to lead 24/7 transport activities in a busy FMCG environment. You will manage a team, optimize fleet use, control costs, and ensure service levels for customers.

The role requires strong leadership, negotiation, and compliance with industry regulations. Based in the UK, you will collaborate with customers and suppliers, drive continuous improvement, and deliver results in a fast-paced, performance-driven culture.