Transport Distribution Manager

Booker; Wellingborough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague discount

Pension scheme

Health and wellbeing support

Annual leave

Job summary

Booker in the United Kingdom is seeking a Transport Operations Manager to lead the Transport department, drive budget performance, ensure DVSA compliance, and develop a high-performing team. You will coordinate schedules, manage drivers and contractors, and deliver KPI-driven results while maintaining strong relationships with branches and customers.

The role requires CPC qualification and at least 3 years of senior management experience in a transport or distribution environment, with a focus

Qualifications

• CPC qualifications and senior management experience essential.
• Experience in a unionised transport environment preferred.
• Proven ability to manage budgets and improve cost efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Operate and achieve the transport budget.
• Ensure DVSA compliance and safety standards.
• Lead and develop the Transport team to meet KPI targets.
• Monitor fuel usage and reduce waste.
• Coordinate schedules, routes and contractor arrangements.
• Maintain strong internal and external stakeholder relationships.
• Prepare period end reports and action plans.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

DVSA compliance

Audit experience

KPI reporting

People development

Contractor management

Cost control

Communication

Decision making

Education

CPC qualified

3+ years senior manager experience

Tools

MS Office

Job description

What's in it for you

At Booker, along with being a great place to work and giving you an opportunity to get on in your career, we also offer the following fantastic package of benefits:

• A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.
• After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day, ie. thirteen times a year. In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases.
• 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals through-out the year.
• Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. Terms and conditions apply.
• Free eye test when you spend £50 or more. You can also save 30% when you spend £50 or more on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses.
• 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.
• Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates
• An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme.
• After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares in the future at a discount.
• Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.
• Life Assurance - You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay
• Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family.
• A great holiday package

About the role

Reporting to the General Manager, you will be responsible for managing the Health, Safe, Legal, execution, direction, and coordination of all transportation matters for the site. This includes managing budgets, organising schedules & routes, ensuring that vehicles are safe and meet legal requirements, and making sure that drivers are aware of their duties and are trained to the relevant standard.

The Transport Operations Manager role is the departmental head of the Transport department as well as a key member of the site senior management team.

You will be responsible for

• Operating & achieving the transport budget.
• Ensuring legal Compliance to DVSA standards
• Experience of both internal and external audits
• Influencing, directing and supporting your management team to work to performance criteria and undertake the right activities that positively influence cost within the department.
• Leading, motivating and developing the Transport team members through performance management to raise performance standards and achieve KPI's for cost, service and people.
• Challenging under performance and recognise good performance in equal measure.
• Collating KPI figures weekly and produce period end reports and action plans.
• Ensuring driver overtime and use of agency drivers and subcontractors are kept to a minimum.
• Repair and maintenance costs to be strictly monitored and controlled.
• Ensuring Best Practice to minimise fuel usage and maximise KPL.
• Monitoring and control absence.
• Maximising all forms of revenue.
• Ensuring supplier collections are made as planned.
• Achieving on time delivery performance.
• Ensuring effective communications both internally in Transport department, within the Distribution Centre and with Customers including Supply Chain and branches.
• Ensuring management team is regularly appraised and developed via personal development plans.
• Developing transport department Culture into a Great Place to Work atmosphere with Colleague engagement and inclusion a key focus.
• Implementing succession planning.
• Identifying training needs and design/implement training plans.
• Ensuring adherence to employment legislation and Company policy as required including; contracts of employment, discipline and grievance matters.
• Supporting the General Manager to manage the ER environment to protect the business.
• Building effective relationships with the site union representatives.

You will need

• Management experience within a unionised environment.
• Thorough knowledge of CPC accountabilities & the legislative requirements
• Experience of a customer service environment.
• Excellent PC and organisational skills.
• Methodical approach to figures and reporting.
• Understanding of people planning and scheduling processes.
• Knowledge of health safety and legislative requirements.
• Developing self and others.

Capabilities:

• Flexible with ability to work on own initiative.
• Innovative and change orientated/adaptable.
• Ability to work within a team environment.
• Numerate and Literate.
• Effective communicator at all levels with positive can do attitude.
• Excellent leadership skills with the ability to impact and influence.
• Decision-making and judgement.
• Well organised, able to plan and manage time effectively.
• Excellent influencing and communication skills.
• Coaching skills.
• Team player.
• Tenacious.
• Can Do' approach to work.

Qualifications/Knowledge/Experience

• CPC qualified.
• Minimum of 3 years senior manager experience in a best practice transport environment.