Transport Manager

Great Bear Holdings Ltd; Lutterworth; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a proactive Transport Manager to oversee the full transport function at their Lutterworth site. This role involves managing both subcontracted operations and the company's own fleet, ensuring effective planning and compliance with legal standards. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the haulage market and possess a National & International CPC Licence. Join a company that values its employees and offers a supportive environment for professional growth and development. If you're ready to make a significant impact and drive operational success, this is the opportunity for you.

Benefits

Competitive holiday entitlement

Pension scheme with 4% contribution

Life Assurance x2 annual salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Eye Care Vouchers

Employee of the Month recognition

Retailer discounts platform

Qualifications

• CPC Licence required with a strong understanding of haulage.
• Excellent problem solving and organizational skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day transport operations and communicate with sub-contractors.
• Ensure legal and safe operation of the transport fleet.

Skills

Third party haulage market understanding

National & International CPC Licence

Problem solving skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Decision making under pressure

Communication skills

Adaptability

Improvement identification

Teamwork

Tools

Road Runner

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Company Description

Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) provides distribution services to FMCG clients. Customer centric service focus is delivered through a site-level empowered culture.

At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

Job Description

As the Transport Manager you will be responsible for the full Transport function at site. The transport operation will encompass both sub contracted operations and own fleet management. The position will take ownership of the transport budget and will seek to drive the profitability of the operation. You will take a proactive approach in order to fully engage any new initiatives at the depot, ensuring the integration of projects is successful in line with business needs.

Key Duties of a Transport Manager:

• Managing the day to day transport operation, communicating with sub-contractors and controlling drivers, administrators and planners employed.
• Effective planning and utilisation of drivers and sub-contract haulage for deliveries.
• Managing the operation, in a safe and legal manner, with regard to maintenance, driver hours and the legal operation of a road fleet.
• Interfacing with the sites customers, and dealing with sub contract partners.
• Liaising with the warehouse operations team, to ensure customer service levels are maintained.
• Maintaining, creating and updating spreadsheets and databases for KPI reports.
• Reporting problems and dealing with any issues and queries that may arise.
• Seeking opportunities to drive the transport operation forward.

Qualifications

To apply for the role of Transport Manager you will possess the following skills, experiences and qualifications:

• Have a good understanding of the third party haulage market.
• National & International CPC Licence / Understanding.
• Able to work effectively in a close team.
• Have excellent problem solving, analytical and organizational skills.
• Able to make decisions under pressure, and to a tight timescale.
• Have a flexible and adaptable approach to working in order to meet the requirements of the business, particularly at peak periods during the year.
• Able to communicate well at all levels within the business.
• Have the ability to identify and suggest improvements to benefit both the Company and our customer.
• Knowledge of Road Runner would be advantageous.
• PC Literate in Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Should demonstrate the drive and desire to progress.

Additional Information

As part of our drive to make Great Bear a great place to work, we are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave: Competitive holiday entitlement.
• Pension scheme: We want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirement so we offer a great contribution of 4% employee and 4% employer.
• Life Assurance: x2 your annual salary.
• Wellness: Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year.
• Eye Care Vouchers: We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses.
• Reward & Recognition: We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the Month and Year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts: Via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!

If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity, please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam!