Senior Transport Operations Lead

Booker Group; Fareham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague discounts and health perks

Cycle to work scheme

Share Save scheme

Pension with employer match

Life Assurance

Job summary

Booker Group in the UK is seeking a Transport Team Manager to support a large, fast-moving operation ensuring safe, legal and cost-efficient transport across contracts. You will drive performance and meet KPIs through team engagement.

You will report to the Transport Operations manager, manage vehicle breakdowns, analyse infringements with drivers, and coordinate with Warehouse to ensure timely loading and departures while maintaining Driver hours compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising depot transport operations in FMCG distribution.
• Strong knowledge of transport legislation and driver hours.
• Ability to plan labour and resources to meet KPI targets.
• Proven people management skills and leadership under pressure.
• PC literacy with Excel/Word and WMS systems.
• A CPC qualification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support site management to run transport operations safely and cost effectively.
• Achieve operational KPIs and service level agreements within deadlines.
• Manage vehicle breakdowns with minimal retailer impact.
• Analyze tachograph infringements and liaise with drivers.
• Ensure fleet maintenance, MOTs and defect management.
• Ensure compliance with relevant transport legislation.

Skills

People management

Health & Safety

Transport legislation

Multi-temperature warehousing

WMS experience

Education

CPC qualification

Tools

Excel

Word

WMS

Job description

Booker Group in the UK is seeking a Transport Team Manager to support a large, fast-moving operation ensuring safe, legal and cost-efficient transport across contracts. You will drive performance and meet KPIs through team engagement.

You will report to the Transport Operations manager, manage vehicle breakdowns, analyse infringements with drivers, and coordinate with Warehouse to ensure timely loading and departures while maintaining Driver hours compliance.