Join our team as Transport Operations Manager within our Group Transport sector, for our customer Sainsburys. You will lead a team of Transport Team Managers, Clerical and Driver colleagues, to ensure that the relevant delivery, productivity, and financial performance indicators are met and to input the overall depot management team as required to deliver business objectives, to be best in class for our customer.
This is a great opportunity for you as a leader to showcase your efficient management of all transport labour and assets, deliver agreed transport productivity levels and other departmental targets, to ensure stores receive deliveries on time and provide the stores with accuracy and quality.
As a Transport Operations Manager, you will ensure the equipment is available for servicing / MOT at the required times and that the operation adheres to legislation with regards to Health and Safety requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Internal and External stakeholder communication including presentations to the client, conveying facts and ideas in a clear and articulated manner.
2. Encourage two-way feedback and ideas within the team to improve practises and working environment.
3. Proactively encourage a positive and constructive relationship on site with the union and representatives.
4. Drive CI and with high personal standards and integrity.
5. Lead, coach and develop the team.
6. Responsible for relevant delivery in productivity and KPI performances within transport.
7. Deliver on time delivery and within H&S standards.
8. H&S responsibilities.
What will you bring to our team?
9. CPC beneficial
10. In depth experience in transport operations at management level
11. Full knowledge of transport legislation
12. Experience in people management and leadership
13. Commercially focused
14. Experience of working towards strict deadlines
15. Experience of a unionised environment (beneficial)
Our Culture & Benefits
In addition to a generous salary, we really value our people and offer a friendly, safety-first working environment, along with other benefits including company pension scheme, generous holidays, cycle to work scheme, employee benefits include, online discount platform, onsite parking and much more.
Our people are at the core of our business and what makes Wincanton great. That’s why we also provide significant opportunities for career development and progression, as well as training enrichment and multi-skilling, in a dynamic working environment.
Be a part of our values; Excellence, Integrity, Passion, Proactivity, Togetherness & Trust.