The Role: Logistics Manager
The Logistics Manager will efficiently and effectively manage the day-to-day operations, ensuring health and safety, environmental and Operator's Licence compliance, whilst delivering excellent service and a cost-effective logistics department.
Responsibilities: Logistics Manager
* Manage vehicle and driver compliance with O licence, site, EU and other legal requirements,
* Ensure that the depots commercial vehicle fleet and equipment are asset managed in line with all statutory legislation.
* Manage individual customer service level agreements ensuring all deliveries and collections are carried out.
* Ensure route optimisation savings are achieved and all routes are profitable.
* Manage Functional budgets, with General Manager, producing monthly Profit and losses reports for the department.
* Ensuring the Logistics Department complies with all statutory Health and Safety legislation
* Manage personnel, Full time Team and Contract workers (including absence, disciplinary and grievance, Health and Safety Training, driver assessments) using SMART objectives during regular review and feedback meetings.
* Recruitment of Logistics staff
* Ensure the drivers deliver the level of customer service that meets the agreed plans for optimal service levels.
* Develop and maintain good working relationships between the logistics, service and production departments to drive optimal customer service.
Requirements:
* Ideally possess a (CPC) Certificate of Professional Competence
* Service or logistics industry experience
* People and health & safety management experience
* Demonstrable experience of successful resource management / cost control
* Proven track record of working to clearly defined service delivery KPI's Transport legislation, e.g. Drivers' Hours
* Knowledge of existing and impending environmental and health and safety legislation
* Knowledge and understanding of the requirements of working within a time critical service environment
* Experience of operational line management
* Capable of leading a team in a time of change
* The ability to challenge the norm and achieve sustainable change
* Capable of developing management team skills and enable succession plan accomplishment
* IT literate (Microsoft Office).
* Financial knowledge covering budget forecasting.
* Experience of implementing continuous improvement programmes.
What's on offer?
• Competitive salary
• Pension Scheme / 33 days Holiday
• Private Medical
• Bonus
• National Structure to facilitate ambition
• Working within a great team