Onsite Transport Supervisor: Lead Driver Team & Operations

Alliance Healthcare Management Services Limited; South Normanton; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Cencora, via Alloga, seeks a Transport Supervisor for our South Normanton site. You will supervise a large driver workforce and transport clerks, ensuring safe, compliant and on-time deliveries while developing the team and maintaining service standards.

The role is fully onsite with rotating shifts (06:00–14:00 / 14:00–22:00) and a 40-hour week. Strong leadership, logistics knowledge and regulatory awareness are required.

Qualifications

• Experience in transport/logistics or distribution operations.
• Experience supervising or leading teams in a fast-paced operational environment.
• Strong people management skills including coaching and performance management.
• Good understanding of transport operations and service delivery.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Good computer literacy and experience using operational systems.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Stable employment history showing reliability.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate daily transport operations and driver activities.
• Lead and support a team of Transport Clerks and a large driver workforce.
• Dispatch and debrief drivers, ensuring all documentation is completed accurately.
• Monitor delivery performance and respond to delays, route changes, refusals and breakdowns.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety regulations, Operator Licence requirements and transport legislation.
• Conduct driver briefings, one-to-one meetings, performance reviews and coaching sessions.
• Support employee relations activities, including investigations, attendance management and performance discussions.
• Monitor vehicle compliance and temperature-controlled transport requirements, investigating any exceptions.
• Support driver training, wellbeing and development initiatives.
• Manage customer service issues, incidents and accidents in a professional manner.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, service performance and cost control.

Skills

Team leadership

People management

Operational systems

Communication

Problem solving

Organisation

Education

CPC qualification

Job description

Cencora, via Alloga, seeks a Transport Supervisor for our South Normanton site. You will supervise a large driver workforce and transport clerks, ensuring safe, compliant and on-time deliveries while developing the team and maintaining service standards.

The role is fully onsite with rotating shifts (06:00–14:00 / 14:00–22:00) and a 40-hour week. Strong leadership, logistics knowledge and regulatory awareness are required.