Transport Manager

Greencore Group plc; Armthorpe; Sur place; GBP 42 000 - 52 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Holidays

Pension contributions

Life insurance

Share save scheme

Wellbeing centre access

Enhanced parental leave

Résumé du poste

Greencore Group plc in Armthorpe is seeking a Transport Manager to lead and develop the transport team, ensuring safety, compliance, and cost efficiency across the fleet. You will manage budgets, rosters, and cross-site coordination while leveraging telematics and handheld tech to support accurate customer billing.

The role requires a degree or equivalent experience, CPC certification, and a track record of delivering process improvements in a multi-site distribution environment.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree or equivalent experience.
• CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence) is required for operating license.
• Highfield Level 2 or equivalent safety culture experience.
• Experience leading geographically dispersed teams.
• Budgeting and cost-efficiency demonstrated.
• Lean improvements to drive business performance.
• Knowledge of telematics (Isotrak or equivalent).

Responsabilités

• Provide leadership and direction to engage and develop the team.
• Promote and monitor safe, compliant transport operations.
• Oversee fleet maintenance for safety and servicing standards.
• Maintain communication with sites and customers on schedules.
• Establish cost-efficient transport programs and budgets.
• Manage driver rota and resource planning with planning team.
• Utilise handheld delivery tech for accurate billing.
• Monitor KPIs and budget to drive continuous improvement.

Connaissances

Leadership & team engagement

Budgeting & cost control

Lean continuous improvement

Telematics knowledge

Safety culture

Cross-site collaboration

Formation

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Highfield Level 2

Outils

Delivery handheld tech

Telematics ISOTRAK or equivalent

Description du poste

• Provide leadership and direction to the team to ensure that they are engaged, focused, developed and delivering to their potential
• Promote and monitor operational practices, using available tracking tools, to ensure that safety and compliance with the road traffic act are always the critical priorities
• Oversee the maintenance of the vehicle fleet to ensure compliance with the vehicle check and servicing practices, cleanliness, food safety requirements and leasing agreements
• Maintain close communication with Greencore sites and customers to ensure that all parties are kept informed of any schedule or revised collection or delivery times
• Establish programmes to ensure the efficient and cost-effective operation and utilisation of the transport
• Construct budgets and associated drivers' rota and communicating any required changes from the planning team. Review resource plans in response to any changes so that the planning team can make required changes manage spend to ensure maximise cost efficiency whilst delivering on key business objectives
• Ensure use of Greencore handheld delivery technology to ensure accurate customer billing
• Monitor key performance indicator and budget performance to identify and implement continuous improvement programmes
  Relevant degree or equivalent experience
• Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC is a legal requirement for holder of the operating license)
• Previous experience in Transport Management and strategic distribution modelling
• Highfield Level 2 or experience of building a safety-first culture
• Evidence of leading and engaging with geographically disbursed teams
• Evidence of setting and managing budgets and promoting cost efficiency
• Evidence of delivering business improvement through the application of Lean practices
• Working with Customers to build sustained relationships
• Knowledge of telematics (ISOTRAK or equivalent)
  Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.
• As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn. Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop. Hatfield is a major picking depot, employing more than 180 colleagues and operating a fleet of more than 80 vehicles. The depot serves major convenience retailers in the region., At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better. Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career. We reserve the right to close this advertisement before the stated closing date.
• Competitive salary and job related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contributions
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company shares save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies