Transport Manager

Wolseley UK; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading trade merchant in the UK is seeking a Transport Manager in Chesterfield. The role involves managing a team, maintaining customer SLAs, and liaising with third-party hauliers. The ideal candidate should have a Manager's CPC and proven experience in fleet management. This full-time position offers a competitive salary, bonuses, and excellent benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual leave increasing with service

Generous pension scheme

Health and wellbeing support

Discounts on various services

Qualifications

• Essential CPC qualification for managing fleet vehicles.
• Experience in managing multi-site fleets and third party haulage.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Excel for reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of 7 transport planners and drivers.
• Maintain and develop customer SLAs.
• Liaise with third party hauliers.
• Review and improve the transport site.

Skills

Management of transport teams

Customer service SLAs

Microsoft Excel proficiency

Education

Manager's CPC

Job description

Salary:

Competitive Salary + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Transport Manager - Chesterfield – Fusion Utilities

So, who are we?

We are Fusion Utilities, a part of the Wolseley Group - a leading specialist trade merchant across the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves in putting our people and customers at the heart of everything we do – and best of all, provide opportunities to develop skills and build careers through our award‑winning Wolseley Talent Guild.

Also, did we mention?

In addition to the competitive salary, there are also benefits on tap – including annual leave (increasing with length of service), a generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%), potential to earn bonuses, enhanced maternity / adoption leave and access to a great range of online and high street discounts.

We also promote positive health and wellbeing by offering free access to healthcare, our popular YuLife app, our Cycle to Work scheme and more!

Responsibilities

• Managing a team of 7 transport planners and drivers, conducting reviews and 1:1s
• Helping to maintain and develop customer SLAs, working closely with the warehouse to ensure all dispatches and loads are accurate and correct
• Reviewing and improving the transport site
• Liaising with third party hauliers on a regular basis, developing and maintaining strong relationships with them
• Working internally across multiple teams within the business

This is a full‑time, permanent role working 40 hours per week Monday to Friday between the hours of 6.00am – 8.00pm, no weekend working!

Qualifications

• A manager's CPC is essential so you can run your own fleet vehicles
• Proven experience running a multi‑site fleet and managing third party contract haulage
• Continuous improvement in developing and increasing internal transport usage
• A strong understanding of Microsoft packages including Microsoft Excel. You will be expected to run reports on Microsoft Excel

We look forward to receiving your application!

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