Logistics Manager

SARIA UK; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Benefits

Job summary

ReFood Group in Doncaster seeks a Logistics Manager to oversee transport operations across sites, ensuring compliance, efficiency, and safety. You will lead, mentor, and optimise group-wide transport performance. The role requires CPC National/International, a full UK driving licence, and willingness to travel.

It is a full-time, permanent position with 40 hours per week and company benefits. You will drive cost savings, KPI monitoring, and cross-site collaboration to maintain high standards

Qualifications

• CPC National/International qualification required.
• Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Hold ultimate responsibility for performance, compliance and efficiency of all transport sites.
• Monitor KPIs and service levels across sites and guide teams to meet targets.
• Lead and mentor site Transport Managers and oversee staffing, training and development.
• Manage transport budgets and costs across sites and drive efficiency improvements.
• Standardise systems, reporting and dashboards for transparency and consistency.

Skills

CPC National/International

Job description

Location:

ReFood, Doncaster

Business:

The ReFood AD plants operate as integrated recycling units, processing a variety of food wastes to produce biogas, renewable electricity, heat and ReGrow (a nutrient-rich fertiliser for local farms). The plants also recycle the food waste packaging providing an environmentally sustainable solution for all waste producers looking for a safe method of diverting food waste from landfill.

The Position

Applications are invited for a Logistics Manager (ReFood Group) based at our Doncaster site. This is a full time, permanent, position working 40 Hours per week.

As a Logistics Manager, your duties and responsibilities will vary on the Company’s requirements but will include the following:

• Hold ultimate responsibility for the performance, compliance, and efficiency of all transport sites.
• Ensure alignment of policies, procedures, and service standards across each department while allowing for site-specific flexibility.
• Monitor group-wide KPIs and service levels, providing guidance to ensure site teams meet and exceed targets.
• Lead, support, and mentor each site’s Transport Manager, fostering consistent leadership standards and communication across sites.
• Oversee staffing levels, training, and development to ensure teams are well-resourced and skilled.
• Facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing across the departments.
• Ensure all sites operate in full compliance with legal and regulatory obligations (e.g. driver hours, fleet maintenance, vehicle licensing).
• Maintain group-level responsibility for O-licence compliance and vehicle road worthiness.
• Oversee transport audits, accident investigations, and corrective actions across allocations.
• Manage transport budgets at the group level, with oversight of spend at each individual site.
• Monitor costs, analyse variances, and identify group-wide opportunities for efficiency improvements and cost savings.
• Drive continuous improvement projects across the departments, such as telematics, fuel efficiency, route optimisation, or decarbonisation.
• Standardise systems, reporting, and performance dashboards across all sites for transparency and consistency.
• Identify and implement group-wide initiatives that improve safety, reliability, and sustainability.
• Act as the central point of contact between the transport function and other areas of the business, including senior leadership.
• Be the escalation point for any serious incident, disruption, or operational failure at any transport site.
• Ensure each site has a robust business continuity plan in place and that responses are coordinated at group level when needed.
• Manage and optimise relationships with third-party suppliers, ensuring compliance with contracts, performance standards, and cost-efficiency across all sites.

The Person

• Transport operations qualifications (CPC National/International).
• Good decision-making skills, assessing situations to determine the importance, urgency and risks.
• Ability to prioritise workload to ensure tasks are completed in a timely manner.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Ability to travel with occasional nights away from home if required.
• Flexible, hardworking and able to work under own initiative.
• Ability to motivate others.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Be innovative and forward thinking. Ability to work well as part of a team.

Salary: Competitive Salary plus Company Benefits

• Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted due to the high volume of CV’s being received.