Transport Team Manager - Double Days

Tesco

Magor

On-site

GBP 32,000 - 46,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Holiday starting at 20 days plus personal day
Flexible working from day one
10% discount on shopping
Access to free wellbeing services
Life cover of five times your pay
Uniform provided
Colleague networks

Job summary

A leading retail company in Magor, UK, is seeking a Distribution Centre Manager to lead a dynamic team dedicated to operational efficiency and exceptional service. You will analyze data, drive improvements, and foster a collaborative environment. This role requires strong leadership skills and a focus on delivering results for both colleagues and customers. Join us to make a meaningful impact in our operations while enjoying a range of excellent employee benefits, including flexible working options.

Qualifications

  • Experience in managing team operations for a distribution centre.
  • Strong analytical skills to establish root causes and implement corrective actions.
  • Ability to engage and support team members.
  • I am aware of what our competitors are doing and continually identify ways to improve our Distribution Centre.
  • I work collaboratively to deliver results and build strong relationships across the business.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team to ensure operational excellence and customer satisfaction.
  • Analyze data to identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Deliver transportation plans and manage KPIs effectively.
  • Deliver the Transport improvement plan to and build capability where it is needed most.
  • Use my knowledge to identify opportunities to improve the Transport operation efficiency and performance, engaging and supporting my team to deliver these.
  • Deliver all Transport plans, KPI’s and resource to ensure delivery and sustainable improvements on all KPIs, whilst achieving our Distribution Centre financial budget.
  • Champion change, share ideas and experiences to deliver results.
  • Taking an active role in our Distribution Centre community plan, generating and delivering ideas and encouraging my team to do the same.
  • Leading my team’s resource planning activities so that all hours are worked when and where we need them to effectively service our stores.
  • Meeting the needs of the colleagues in my team by using our people routines and delivering great leadership.
  • The delivery of all operational routines and making decisions that have our customers’ needs at the heart of what we do.
  • Operating in partnership with the Distribution Centre Management team, balancing shared objectives and needs, working together as one team and being a great role model.
  • Data analysing information, establishing root cause and putting into place corrective improvement measures.
  • Delivering exceptional standards across all operational areas of the Delivery Service function.
  • Leading and managing my team to make sure we work productively and coach/support/manage any colleagues not achieving targets.
  • Following our Business Code of Conduct and Data Protection Law, always acting with integrity and due diligence.

Skills

Data analysis
Leadership
Operational efficiency
Team collaboration
Customer focus

Job description

Part of the Distribution Centre Management team that provides great service to our stores ensuring customers have great availability and standards of product by being a Manager that leads my team of colleagues who feel safe and love working at Tesco whilst operating an efficient and legal operation.

About the role

Availability Window

  • Sun: 06:00:00 – 14:00:00
  • Tue: 14:00:00 – 22:00:00
  • Wed: 14:00:00 – 22:00:00
  • Thu: 14:00:00 – 22:00:00
  • Sat: 06:00:00 – 14:00:00
You will be responsible for
  • Analysing data and information, establishing root cause and putting in place corrective actions.
  • Delivering exceptional operating standards and ways of working across all areas in my shift.
  • Using the Transport systems to fully realise our operating routines and associated efficiencies.
  • Deliver the Transport improvement plan to and build capability where it is needed most.
  • Use my knowledge to identify opportunities to improve the Transport operation efficiency and performance, engaging and supporting my team to deliver these.
  • Deliver all Transport plans, KPI’s and resource to ensure delivery and sustainable improvements on all KPIs, whilst achieving our Distribution Centre financial budget.
  • Champion change, share ideas and experiences to deliver results.
  • Taking an active role in our Distribution Centre community plan, generating and delivering ideas and encouraging my team to do the same.
  • Leading my team’s resource planning activities so that all hours are worked when and where we need them to effectively service our stores.
  • Meeting the needs of the colleagues in my team by using our people routines and delivering great leadership.
  • The delivery of all operational routines and making decisions that have our customers’ needs at the heart of what we do.
  • Operating in partnership with the Distribution Centre Management team, balancing shared objectives and needs, working together as one team and being a great role model.
  • Data analysing information, establishing root cause and putting into place corrective improvement measures.
  • Delivering exceptional standards across all operational areas of the Delivery Service function.
  • Leading and managing my team to make sure we work productively and coach/support/manage any colleagues not achieving targets.
  • Following our Business Code of Conduct and Data Protection Law, always acting with integrity and due diligence.
You will need
  • I connect with my colleagues, sharing knowledge, experience and best practice. I understand the importance of what I do and work collaboratively to deliver results. I make time to build strong relationships, reaching out across the business to network with colleagues and find new ways to improve what matters.
  • I am warm and welcoming in every interaction with customers and colleagues. I respond to people appropriately and ensure they feel seen, heard and recognised. Through listening and taking appropriate action I gain commitment from my team.
  • I use my energy and resilience to keep momentum going when working in challenging environments, keeping focus on my objectives. I act quickly, making decisions based on what is right for customers and colleagues to ensure my Distribution Centre standards are maintained at all times.
  • My colleagues see me doing the right thing both when things are going well and when times are tough. I know how to be at my best and inspire confidence in those around me.
  • I am aware of what our competitors are doing and continually identify ways to improve our Distribution Centre for customers. I am keen to build and deliver new initiatives, providing feedback on how they could be further improved.
Whats in it for you?

We offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a great place to work. These include but aren’t limited to:

  • Holiday starting at 20 days plus a personal day rising to 22 days after 12 months (plus Bank holidays)
  • Request flexible working from day one
  • Get 10% off and 15% at pay day weekends - save up to £2,000 a year with your Colleague Clubcard with an additional card to share with family outside your home
  • Access to free wellbeing services with a range of resources to support your mind, body, and life
  • Life cover of five times your pay and an award-winning pension with matching contributions up to 7.5%
  • Benefits to suit you, choose what you use - from discounts and shares to cycle to work schemes
  • Uniform provided and policies to support you for all of life’s moments, big and small
  • Access to our colleague networks providing a space for colleagues to come together from a range of backgrounds. For more information about our colleague networks please click here.
  • Click here to read more about the benefits we have available for our colleagues.
About Us

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is ‘Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day’. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Tesco means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we’re a place where Everyone’s Welcome.

We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Tesco, we always welcome chats about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

We’re proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here.

Please note

Tesco will only recruit individuals who have passed the school leaver’s age. To find out the school leavers age for your country please click here.

We can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as the warehouse, beers, wines & spirits, counters, bakery and driving roles.

On occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.

For more information about us please visit www.tescoplc.com

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