Driver Team Manager - Compliance

Alliance Healthcare Management Services Limited; Hinckley; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory Pension Scheme

Healthcare

Perks at Work (Discounts on top brands

Employee Assistance Programme

28 days’ holiday

Free Parking

Job summary

Alliance Healthcare UK is hiring a Driver Team Manager to lead the transport team at the new Central Logistics Centre in Birmingham. You will manage staff, plan driver resources, and ensure safe, compliant operations across LGV/LCV fleets while meeting service standards.

The role requires knowledge of UK transport legislation, driver hours rules, tachography, and temperature-controlled logistics. You will drive continuous improvement, monitor KPIs, and collaborate with internal and external

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing transport operations, including remote teams and mixed LGV/LCV fleets.
• Strong knowledge of UK transport legislation, driver and vehicle compliance, health & safety, and regulated operating environments.
• Experience leading compliant, temperature‑controlled transport and logistics operations, with responsibility for site transport performance.
• Demonstrated ability to drive operational efficiency, continuous improvement, and achievement of transport KPIs and service standards.
• Effective leadership skills with experience developing teams, conducting performance reviews, and fostering a positive safety culture.
• Strong understanding of transport planning, fleet management, SOPs, and contractual requirements within a logistics environment.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across internal and external partners.
• Able to prioritise workloads, make sound decisions under pressure, and consistently deliver results to tight deadlines.
• Proficient in Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Transport Manager CPC qualified, or willing to work towards achieving the qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and motivate the transport team, ensuring high levels of engagement, performance, inclusion and accountability.
• Oversee the safe, efficient and compliant operation of the transport function, including a mixed fleet of LGVs and LCVs across multiple locations.
• Ensure fleet maintenance, vehicle records, compliance documentation and KPI reporting are completed accurately and within required timescales.
• Deliver high levels of customer service by ensuring transport activities meet agreed service standards and customer expectations.
• Lead the transport Health & Safety agenda, promoting a strong safety culture through training, monitoring, risk assessment and compliance reviews.
• Manage transport operating costs within budget while maintaining service, safety and compliance standards.
• Act as the site transport lead, taking ownership of day‑to‑day operations and making informed decisions to ensure effective business performance.

Skills

Team leadership

Transport operations

Regulatory compliance

Fleet management

Health & safety

Stakeholder management

Budget and cost control

Excel and Microsoft 365

Education

Driver CPC qualification

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere.

Job Details

Job Scope: This role is in support of Cencora's wholesale distribution services in Europe operating through our Alliance Healthcare business. We have an exciting opportunity for a Driver Team Manager to join the team at Alliance Healthcare UK's new, next-generation Central Logistics Centre (CLC) in Birmingham. You will play a pivotal role in this world‑class, game‑changing facility. Designed with advanced automation and cutting‑edge robotics, the CLC is set to redefine how Alliance Healthcare manages and delivers medical, health and beauty products to our customers across the UK.

Location: Birmingham, B24 8TG. Salary: Circa £39,000 per annum (depending on experience). Shift: 10 am - 6 pm. Hours: 40 hours per week.

Principal Accountabilities

Team Leadership

Lead, develop and motivate the transport team, ensuring high levels of engagement, performance, inclusion and accountability. Manage staffing and driver resource planning to maintain operational continuity, provide performance feedback, and support ongoing development.

Transport Operations & Compliance

Oversee the safe, efficient and compliant operation of the transport function, including a mixed fleet of LGVs and LCVs across multiple locations. Ensure full compliance with transport legislation, operator licence requirements, driver hours regulations, tachograph rules, company policies and audit standards. Manage temperature‑controlled distribution activities, ensuring all regulatory, quality and operational requirements are met.

Fleet & Performance Management

Ensure fleet maintenance, vehicle records, compliance documentation and KPI reporting are completed accurately and within required timescales. Monitor operational performance and implement corrective actions to address compliance, service or efficiency issues.

Customer Service & Stakeholder Management

Deliver high levels of customer service by ensuring transport activities meet agreed service standards and customer expectations. Build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, resolving operational issues and driving service improvements.

Health, Safety & Continuous Improvement

Lead the transport Health & Safety agenda, promoting a strong safety culture through training, monitoring, risk assessment and compliance reviews. Identify and implement opportunities to improve operational efficiency, reduce costs and enhance transport performance through continuous improvement initiatives.

Budget & Operational Leadership

Manage transport operating costs within budget while maintaining service, safety and compliance standards. Act as the site transport lead, taking ownership of day‑to‑day operations and making informed decisions to ensure effective business performance.

Skills & Experience Required

Proven experience managing transport operations, including remote teams and mixed LGV/LCV fleets.

Strong knowledge of UK transport legislation, driver and vehicle compliance, health & safety, and regulated operating environments.

Experience leading compliant, temperature‑controlled transport and logistics operations, with responsibility for site transport performance.

Demonstrated ability to drive operational efficiency, continuous improvement, and achievement of transport KPIs and service standards.

Effective leadership skills with experience developing teams, conducting performance reviews, and fostering a positive safety culture.

Strong understanding of transport planning, fleet management, SOPs, and contractual requirements within a logistics environment.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across internal and external partners.

Able to prioritise workloads, make sound decisions under pressure, and consistently deliver results to tight deadlines.

Proficient in Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams.

Transport Manager CPC qualified, or willing to work towards achieving the qualification.

Benefits

• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Healthcare
• Perks at Work (Discounts on top brands)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 28 days’ holiday, increasing with service length
• Free Parking

What Cencora offers Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

Full time Affiliated Companies Affiliated Companies: Alliance Healthcare Management Services Limited

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law. The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilisation of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non‑discriminatory.

Accommodations

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Cencora is a leading global pharmaceutical solutions company that is committed to improving the lives of people and animals everywhere. We connect manufacturers, providers, and patients to ensure that anyone can get the therapies they need, where and when they need them. We’re a purpose‑driven organization, where all of our team members around the world are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures. We work together every day to help our partners bring their innovations to patients worldwide, creating unparalleled access and impact at the center of health.