Transport Supervisor

Culina Group Limited; Skelmersdale; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 20 days

Pension 4% employee + 4% employer

Life Assurance 2x salary

Wellness support

Eye care vouchers

Discounts on retailers

Recognition programs

Job summary

Culina Group Limited in Skelmersdale is hiring a Transport Supervisor for a full-time, night-shift role. You will manage transport planning, driver and sub-contractor utilisation, and act as a key liaison across teams to optimise routes, costs and service levels.

The role requires strong transport knowledge, planning skills and IT proficiency, with a focus on cost reductions and escalation management. Benefits and scope align with logistics roles in the region.

Qualifications

• Extensive transport knowledge in a busy environment.
• Experience with transport policy and master planning.
• Knowledge of Road Runner Pro, Tachomaster and Falcon advantageous.
• Attention to detail and high numeracy.
• Planning and organising skills and strong IT ability.
• Excellent communication to deliver accurate information.

Responsibilities

• Maximise backloads and cost efficiency with Transport Manager and Planning teams.
• Plan and utilise drivers and sub-contract haulage for deliveries across sites.
• Act as escalation point for queries by phone, fax and e-mail.
• Build and maintain good relationships with team members, vendors and hauliers.
• Liaise with traffic and administration teams to sustain performance.
• Report problems and handle issues as they arise.
• Daily communication with operations, vendors and customers about route changes.
• Identify cost savings through tactical route changes.

Skills

Transport knowledge

Planning and organising

Numeracy

Communication skills

MS Office

IT skills

Tools

Road Runner Pro

Tachomaster

Falcon

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.

Company Description

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

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Transport Supervisor to join our team in Skelmersdale on a full time permanent basis!

Working Hours

4 on 4 off Nights, 6pm-6am.

Salary

£35,000 per annum.

Job responsibilities of a Transport Supervisor include

• Communicating with Transport Manager and Transport Planning Teams to maximise backloads, identifying cost saving opportunities, trailer utilisation and cost efficiency.
• Ensuring effective planning and utilisation of drivers and sub-contract haulage for deliveries out of multiple warehousing sites.
• Acting as a point of escalation to deal with queries by telephone, fax and e-mail from our customer, sub contract haulier's and warehousing sites.
• Responsible for building and maintaining a good working relationship with team members, vendors, hauliers and partners.
• Liaising with the GBD traffic and administration teams to ensure the highest standards of performance are maintained at all times.
• Reporting problems and dealing with any issues/queries that may arise.
• Daily communication with operational teams, vendors and customers regarding network/route plan changes.
• Continual improvement for cost reductions, identifying where cost can be saved from tactical route changes.

Qualifications

• Have previous transport and office experience and be able to demonstrate a high level of transport knowledge and expertise in a busy and demanding environment.
• Experience of transport policy and strategy development along with experience in master planning and a good knowledge of transportation and planning systems.
• Knowledge of Road Runner Pro, Tachomaster and Falcon would be advantageous.
• Attention to detail/accuracy.
• Planning and organising skills, high level of numeracy.
• Excellent communication skills in order to deliver accurate information.
• Good IT skills including Microsoft office packages.

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 - 20 days inclusive of the bank holidays.
• 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!