EJ826 - Transport Manager
Location : Stonehouse, Gloucester
Salary : £40,000 - £45,000
Overview:
First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Transport Manager on behalf of one of our clients.
Responsible for the dispatch and distribution operations, consistently co-ordinating and optimising processes to ensure efficiency and timely delivering to customers.
Our client encourages applications from ex-military personnel however all candidates will be given due consideration.
Duties and Responsibilities:
* To manage the dispatch and distribution of site produced orders to meet customer requirements within budget and to agreed targets.
* To ensure legal compliance and the management of systems controlling and operating the fleet logistics operation, including accountability for the operators licence.
* To work closely with colleagues to drive efficiency in transport operations.
* Control and dispatch of any cross docked group orders in requested timescales.
* Manages the dispatch and distribution teams.
* Manage department costs to agreed parameters.
* Responsible for all aspects of health and safety in a dispatch and distribution environment.
* Analysing KPIs to identify opportunities to continually improve performance.
* Utilise IT systems to drive process improvements and automation of administrative tasks.
* Developing effective internal and external relationships, ensuring timely communication and a customer focused approach.
* To manage the fleet of vehicles for all group companies including vehicle ordering, compliance and servicing.
* Maintain a safe, secure and compliant environment by operating within company systems, policies and procedures.
Skills and Qualifications:
* O Licence essential
* Previous logistics management experience in a busy and demanding manufacturing environment.
* Significant people management experience.
* Able to plan and execute and deliver targets with a continual emphasis on improving performance.
* Demonstrable budget management experience.
* Multi-site / operations experience.
* Ideally holds a IOSHH qualification or has significant experience of driving improvement in health and safety within a logistics environment.
* CPC accreditation.
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