Transport Operations Manager

Devyani International P Ltd; Hoddesdon; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Transport Operations Manager, overseeing a dedicated team to ensure efficient transport operations and timely deliveries. This role offers the opportunity to lead a motivated team, engage in constructive relationships, and utilize your expertise in transport management within a supportive and growth-oriented environment.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Generous holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Employee benefits discount platform

Onsite parking

Qualifications

• In-depth experience in transport operations at management level required.
• Full knowledge of transport legislation.
• Experience in a unionised environment is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage transport labour and assets efficiently.
• Ensure stores receive deliveries on time and with accuracy.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders and team members.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Commercial Focus

Time Management

Union Relations

Education

CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence)

Job description

Overview

Join our team as Transport Operations Manager within our Group Transport sector, for our customer Sainsburys, based at Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire. You will lead a team of Transport Team Managers, Clerks and Driver colleagues, to ensure that the relevant delivery, productivity, and financial performance indicators are met and to input the overall depot management team as required to deliver business objectives, to be best in class for our customer.

This is a great opportunity for you as a leader to showcase your efficient management of all transport labour and assets, deliver agreed transport productivity levels and other departmental targets, to ensure stores receive deliveries on time and provide the stores with accuracy and quality.

How will you contribute?

• Internal and external stakeholder communication including presentations to the client, conveying facts and ideas in a clear and articulated manner.
• Encourage two-way feedback and ideas within the team to improve practises and working environment.
• Proactively encourage a positive and constructive relationship on site with the union and representatives.
• Drive CI and hold high personal standards and integrity.
• Lead, coach and develop the team.
• Responsible for relevant delivery in productivity and KPI performances within transport.
• Deliver on time delivery within H&S standards.
• H&S responsibilities.
  

What will you bring?

• CPC Required
• In depth experience in transport operations at management level.
• Full knowledge of transport legislation.
• Experienced of people management and leadership.
• Commercially focused.
• Experience of working towards strict deadlines.
• Experience of a unionised environment is beneficial.

What do we offer?

Our Culture & Benefits

In addition to generous remuneration, we really value our people and offer a friendly, safety-first working environment, along with other benefits including company pension scheme, generous holidays, cycle to work scheme, employee benefits include, online discount platform, onsite parking and much more.

Our people are at the core of our business and what makesWincantongreat. That’s why we also provide significant opportunities for career development and progression, as well as training enrichment and multi-skilling, in a dynamic working environment.

Be a part of our values; We’re Thoughtful, We’re Aiming High and We’re Prepared.

Our Commitment

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity for all employees. We strive for an environment where all colleagues feel included, supported and valued, whilst feeling they can be their whole selves within our workplaces. We are proud that our colleagues represent us and our successes and we welcome your application.