YOUR ROLE Our Ground & Rail team have an exciting opportunity for a meticulous and customer centric General Manager, where you will lead a unique multi-user and multi-sector operation based in Irlam providing essential storage, cross dock and distribution services for for our amazing customers that operate in industrial, technology, automotive, healthcare and FMCG industry. This pivotal role will see you leading a team of experienced operational professionals where you will implement, encourage and drive effective team collaboration to meet the needs of our customers and CEVA. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? Reporting into the Senior General Manager, you will lead a skilled operations manager and circa 110 operational and driver colleagues taking overall responsibility for vehicles and assets at site ranging from vans, 7.5t, 18t, articulated vehicles and trailers. As the site General Manager, you will be practiced in change management and continuous improvement, leading various optimization and cost-efficient projects ensuring operational excellence and success. Through effective client relationship and stakeholder management, you will seek opportunities for contract development and client growth, with a focus on contract performance, operational activities and service delivery. You will drive a high-performance culture ensuring financial, operational, and HSEQ targets are achieved while implementing strategies to form a team that creates, sustains and embeds a culture of personal development, employee engagement and harmonization. WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR? To be successful in your application you will be able to demonstrate significant operational management and leadership experience ideally within a fast-paced, multi-site transportation or 3PL environment. You will be able to demonstrate experience of building and developing exceptional client relationships and possess strong people management skills with the ability to create a high-performance culture through coaching and development whilst implementing sustainable improvements and innovations to drive business performance and growth opportunities. You will have proven P&L management skills with strong commercial acumen, problem solving, decision making and presentational skills, with the ability to delve into the detail and challenge the status quo when required. It goes without saying that you will be practiced as leading transportation operations and hold CPC management qualification. WHAT DO WE HAVE TO OFFER? With a genuine culture of reward and recognition, we want our employees to grow, develop and be part of our journey. We offer a benefits package that includes competitive annual leave entitlement with a fantastic holiday buy scheme, pension and life assurance along with access to an employee benefits platform that offers discounts on gym memberships and money off vouchers for a diverse range of retail, travel and hospitality brands. There’s no doubt that you will be compensated for your hard work and commitment so if you’d like to work for one of the top Logistics providers in the world then please do get in touch to find your next role. ABOUT TOMORROW We value your professional and personal growth. That’s why we share plenty of career opportunities for you to thrive within CEVA. Join CEVA for a challenging career.