Transport Team Manager - Day Shift (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)

The Co-operative Group; Newhouse; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK retail cooperative is seeking a Transport Team Manager for its Newhouse depot. This role involves leading a team of drivers, guaranteeing on-time deliveries, and mentoring staff for peak performance. Ideal candidates will have logistics or FMCG experience, outstanding planning and communication skills, and a strong grasp of transport compliance. This fixed-term contract offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits including holidays and employee assistance programs.

Benefits

31 days annual leave including bank holidays

30% off Co-op branded products

Pension with up to 10% employer contributions

Free eye tests

On-site canteen and free parking

Qualifications

• Previous management experience, preferably in logistics or FMCG.
• Ability to work at pace and maintain accuracy.
• Proven track record of meeting performance measures.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of drivers to ensure timely deliveries.
• Mentor and develop team performance.
• Conduct performance reviews and manage absences.

Skills

Team management

Performance measurement

Transport compliance knowledge

Planning skills

Strong communication skills

IT skills

Job description

Overview

Transport Team Manager - Day Shift (12 Month Fixed-Term Contract)

£31,000 - £34,100 per annum plus great benefits

6am - 2pm any 5 days over 7 including weekends

12 Month Fixed-term contract

The Co-operative Retail Logistics, Newhouse CDC401 Edinburgh Road, Newhouse, ML1 5GH

We’re looking for a transport team manager to join our depot in Newhouse.

In this role you’ll be responsible for leading a team of drivers to make sure that our products are despatched from the depot and are delivered on time, safely and securely. You’ll inspire, coach and lead your team to meet a variety of performance measures and mentoring your team to perform at their best at all time.

What you’ll do

• lead a team of drivers
• work towards critical success transport measures
• mentor, engage and develop your team to be high performing at all times
• conduct performance reviews and manage performance for your team
• manage sickness and absence
• review and log driver infringements
• manage driver tachographs
• engage and build positive working relationships with various internal and external partners

This role would suit someone who have

• previously managed a team, preferably from a logistics or FMCG background
• the ability to work at pace and accuracy
• a great track record of reaching and exceeding critical performance measures
• an understanding and have relevant knowledge of transport compliance
• great planning skills and able to organise your own and teams workload
• an understanding of how poor service can impact stores and customers
• strong and confident communication skills
• excellent IT skills

Benefits

At Co-op you’ll do work that matters, and you’ll be rewarded for your hard work with a competitive salary (including additional shift allowances) and a benefits package which includes holidays starting from 31 days per year (including bank holidays), 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores, a pension with up to 10% employer contributions, plus:

• Wagestream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Free employee assistance programme with extensive health, financial and wellbeing support
• Access to credit unions for loans and savings, plus rental deposit loans and season ticket loans
• Free eye tests every 2 years
• On-site facilities including a subsidised canteen and free parking

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We’ll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

We reserve the right to remove a vacancy before the scheduled closing date.