Transport Team Leader

Cencora; Croydon; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare distribution company in Croydon seeks a Transport Team Leader to oversee operations and ensure compliance with standards. This full-time role involves guiding and motivating staff to meet operational targets while managing transportation logistics. Ideal candidates will have proven experience in logistics, strong leadership skills, and a valid driver's license. Chefs will enjoy competitive hourly pay and development opportunities within the organization.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a transportation or logistics role, preferably in a team leader position.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure company procedure standards are adopted and monitored regarding product transportation.
• Lead the administration team and movers.
• Ensure vehicle security disciplines are maintained.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Intermediate numeracy and literacy

Excellent time management and organisational skills

People management experience

Vehicle maintenance procedures

Education

Experience in transportation or logistics

Valid Driver's License

IT literate

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Apply today!

Job Details

This role is in support of Cencoras wholesale distribution services in Europe operating through our Alliance Healthcare business.

Job Purpose

To drive motivate and be the first point of contact for Team Members in the achievement of daily operational targets set by the Management Team with a focus on guiding and developing staff your team. To plan and expedite the effective and efficient control of the Branch transport / distribution operation with budgeted targets and operational objectives.

Transport Team Leader

Hours: 48 hours per week

Shift times: Monday to Friday 1000-1800 & Saturday 0600-1400

Rate of Pay: 14.93 per hour

Responsibilities

• Ensure company procedure / standards are adopted and monitored with regards to transportation of products
• Leadership of the administration team and movers
• Weekly and daily input of drivers payments and overtime
• Reporting of vehicle defects / maintenance requirements to ensure road-worthiness and compliance with company requirements
• Effective reaction to breakdowns and accidents
• Ensuring vehicle security disciplines are maintained
• Effective reporting and monitoring of vehicle accidents / incidents
• Ensure all Fines are investigated
• Ensuring Telephone queries are answered and dealt with as soon as possible
• Ensuring standards are maintained with regards to vehicle and driver presentation
• Ensuring monitoring standards are maintained with regards to order control driver records customer service-related incidents
• Overall knowledge of operation required to cover during absence and holidays

Communication

• Ensuring leadership and motivation is given through regular weekly team briefings to staff
• Effectively influencing and communicating within and outside the organisation
• Assist to ensure all within department fully understand their duties / responsibilities
• Ensure effective liaison with customers suppliers and internal / external departments

Training and Development

• Assist in staff 1-2-1s - assessing their job descriptions training and development plans and recommending changes as necessary

Knowledge Skills and Experience Required

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Intermediate numeracy and literacy
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• People management experience
• Vehicle maintenance procedures / schedule

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a transportation or logistics role preferably within a team leader role
• Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to motivate and engage team members.
• Knowledge of transportation regulations route planning and vehicle maintenance practices.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities to handle complex logistics challenges
• Valid Drivers License
• IT literate
• Product Knowledge
• Security Process
• Time management

Manual Handling

It should be noted that manual handling tasks such as lifting and bending are essential requirements of this role.

Whilst Alliance Healthcare is committed to developing positive policies to promote equal opportunities in employment we have a duty of care to ensure we do not instigate or worsen any conditions that would prevent the employee from carrying out manual handling duties.

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What Cencora offers

Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

Full time

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies : Alliance Healthcare Management Services Limited

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity genetic information national origin age disability veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal state or local law.

The companys continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting training compensation benefits promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment please call 888.692.2272 or email . We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1