Regional Transport Manager who has fleet management experience with a full understanding of national and international transport compliance regulations and solid planning and organisational skills is required for a well-established company based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
SALARY: £43,000 - £46,000 per annum + Benefits
LOCATION: Hybrid working from Home and from the Office in either Edinburgh or Glasgow. This role will also involve travel to Vehicle Operating Centres and Third-Party Supplier Locations around the country.
JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent
WORKING HOURS: 37.5 hours per week
KEY REQUIREMENT: Successful candidates MUST have a full driving licence
JOB OVERVIEW
We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Regional Transport Manager who has fleet management experience with a full understanding of national and international transport compliance regulations and solid planning and organisational skills.
Working as the Regional Transport Manager you will be responsible for ensuring effective management of the vehicle fleet, HGVs, LVCs White & Grey fleet in your sector along with the associated administration belonging to those fleet vehicles.
The South Transport Manager will manage the Operators licences across the company for the HGVs (>3.5t) commercial vehicles with the North Transport Manager being a secondary name on all Operators licenses.
As the Regional Transport Manager a key requirement will also be to ensure compliance and vehicle management and to inspect all vehicular records across the fleet.
DUTIES
Your duties as a Regional Transport Manager will include:
Ensuring effective communication and engagement with key stakeholders at operating centres (e.g., named Fleet Contacts) across the business. Working effectively with other key stakeholders, including the named Fleet Contacts is key to the success of this role
Providing governance to ensure that the company fulfils the requirements for managing the administration for the operators licences for the business
Ensuring that the governance includes support, monitoring, audit and reporting of the operators licence administration
Providing consultancy/expertise to stakeholders regarding their HGV fleet requirements
Manage the performance of appropriate third-party leasing companies, e.g., Zenith, FFM and others, including periodic hire
Visiting operating centres on a periodic basis, as required by the licence and best practice to assess standards, undertake compliance training, and audit operational performance
Maintaining and implementing policies, processes, and procedures, handbooks and driver handouts and safety bulletins where needed
Overseeing the management of the branches transport operations to ensure legal compliance with the legislation and regulation for its operational activities and ensure adequate record-keeping to demonstrate compliance with European and UK legislation and regulation
Carrying out risk assessments and presenting results
Monitoring tachograph infringement levels, Accident and Damage levels, Vehicle Service, Inspection and MOT, Accuracy of Training records and Legal compliance
Management of administration associated to the fleet for your region on a day-to-day basis to ensure they are supporting the business with their requirements
Managing the Fleet BPIs on a monthly basis to ensure targets are met. To ensure all work is undertaken within the job holders demonstrated level of competence
Covering for the other regional Transport Manager when on leave, plus ad hoc duties as requested by the HR Director / Director of fleet services
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
Full Driving licence - (preferably clean)
Fully CPC qualified with fleet experience
A full understanding of the requirements for transport compliance nationally and internationally
Significant experience and knowledge of transport regulations
Impact and influence, with strong written and oral communication skills
Experience in managing and monitoring Tachograph systems
Concern for order and quality e.g., accuracy, quality, comprehensive record keeping
Analytical and creative thinking
Planning and organising
Problem solving and analysis
Specialist knowledge Broad fleet industry experience is advantageous
Strong supplier performance management
Strategic thinker
Understanding and experience of working with Microsoft packages. High level of PC literacy
High level of commercial and finance acumen
Understanding and experience of planning and progress monitoring
BENEFITS:
Pension- Up to an 8% contributory by Company / Employee or equivalent AE Pension
Car/Allowance - Grade B (Marker 3 series BMW) or £695 pcm
Holidays - 25 Annual + 8 Days Bank Holiday
HOW TO APPLY
To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CVs of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.
JOB REF: AWDO-P13640
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