Transportation Manager

Elevation Recruitment Group; Brighouse; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for a Transport Manager to lead a dynamic team in Brighouse. This role involves overseeing the transport department, ensuring compliance, and optimizing delivery operations for efficiency. You'll be responsible for driver recruitment, managing subcontractor relationships, and improving key performance indicators. Join a forward-thinking organization that values innovation and teamwork, and make a significant impact on their logistics operations. If you're ready for a new challenge and possess the necessary skills, this could be the perfect fit for you.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension

Sick pay

Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in managing transport teams and ensuring compliance.
• Ability to optimize delivery schedules and manage costs.

Responsibilities

• Manage the transport team and ensure effective operations.
• Plan and improve delivery schedules for route optimization.

Skills

International CPC

Job description

Title: Transport Manager

Location: Brighouse

Salary: up to £40,000

Elevation Recruitment Group's Procurement & Supply Chain division are working exclusively with a key client in Brighouse as they look to recruit a Transport Manager to join their team.

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Pension
• Sick pay
• Pension Scheme

Key duties of the Transport Manager will include:

• Management of the transport team within the office and ensuring they are carrying out duties correctly and identifying any training requirements
• Driver recruitment and management including any additional training which requirements identified
• Overall responsibility for the planning, reviewing and improving delivery schedules to ensure route optimisation
• Ensure that the entire team including drivers are professional when dealing with customers
• Work with other departments to ensure we manage to service our customer requirements
• Make decisions on vehicle operations during adverse weather to ensure safe running of the fleet
• Ensure subcontractor relationships are in place for different regions to cover work going to destinations where it is not efficient to send our own fleet
• Identify and negotiate with agencies to ensure we can source reliable drivers at short notice when required
• Review the costs of vehicle maintenance and identify any recurring issues causing additional cost
• Ownership P&L of the transport department, ensuring costs are monitored and any areas of overspend are identified and corrected
• Monitoring cost recovery on jobs and flagging up any potential routes where it is not cost effective to deliver at current rates to sales/finance
• Work to improve department KPIs and identify any additional KPIs which could improve understanding of performance
• Manage the company’s Operator’s licence to enable us to run a fleet of HGV Vehicles
• Ensure that all vehicles are compliant and work with the mechanic to resolve any issues identified

Key Skills & Experience required:

• International CPC required

Are you ready for a new challenge and match the above criteria? Please apply or get in touch with Lewis McCallum at Elevation for more information.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Supply Chain

Industries

Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage