Title: Transport Manager
Location: Brighouse
Salary: up to £40,000
Elevation Recruitment Group's Procurement & Supply Chain division are working exclusively with a key client in Brighouse as they look to recruit a Transport Manager to join their team.
* 25 days holiday + bank holidays
* Pension
* Sick pay
* Pension Scheme
Key duties of the Transport Manager will include:
* Management of the transport team within the office and ensuring they are carrying out duties correctly and identifying any training requirements
* Driver recruitment and management including any additional training which requirements identified
* Overall responsibility for the planning, reviewing and improving delivery schedules to ensure route optimisation
* Ensure that the entire team including drivers are professional when dealing with customers
* Work with other departments to ensure we manage to service our customer requirements
* Make decisions on vehicle operations during adverse weather to ensure safe running of the fleet
* Ensure subcontractor relationships are in place for different regions to cover work going to destinations where it is not efficient to send our own fleet
* Identify and negotiate with agencies to ensure we can source reliable drivers at short notice when required
* Review the costs of vehicle maintenance and identify any recurring issues causing additional cost
* Ownership P&L of the transport department, ensuring costs are monitored and any areas of overspend are identified and corrected
* Monitoring cost recovery on jobs and flagging up any potential routes where it is not cost effective to deliver at current rates to sales/finance
* Work to improve department KPIs and identify any additional KPIs which could improve understanding of performance
* Manage the company’s Operator’s licence to enable us to run a fleet of HGV Vehicles
* Ensure that all vehicles are compliant and work with the mechanic to resolve any issues identified
Key Skills & Experience required:
* International CPC required
Are you ready for a new challenge and match the above criteria? Please apply or get in touch with Lewis McCallum at Elevation for more information.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Supply Chain
Industries
Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
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