Overview
Alfa Leisureplex Group Limited has an exciting opportunity for a Transport Manager to join the team at our Central office in Buckshaw Village, Chorley.
As a Transport Manager you will work 37.5 hours over 5 days including 1 in 3 weekends. The salary for this role is £40k per annum dependent on skills and experience with an annual bonus scheme in place.
Key responsibilities
* People manager of circa 20 – 25 coach tour drivers geographically spread within the UK
* Utilisation of the coach fleet and driver resources through detailed planning and recruitment
* Maintaining compliance in regard to both safe and legal drivers and vehicles
* Negotiate cost effective contracts with third party coach operators to provide both feeder and tour vehicles
* Collaboration with other departments to deliver a first-class experience for our customers
Qualifications and experience
* Will have worked in a PSV environment, preferably in the Coach industry
* Have operational experience within a logistics environment
* Must be working towards or hold a PCV CPC
* Possess excellent people management skills
* A customer focussed approach
* Calmness under pressurised situations
Benefits
* Bi-annual tax-free dividend due to our employee-owned status (circa £1,500 FTE in 2024)
* Qualify for an annual management bonus
* Job Security – our employee-owned status provides better job security, as we can’t be sold to another company
* 30 days annual leave with a flexi time scheme
* Support and continuous development opportunities
* Competitive occupational sick pay scheme
* Discounts on holidays and hotel stays
* Employee assistance programme - Health Assured
* Length of service rewards
* Build your pension – Company contributes towards a pension scheme
* Reward, recognition and engagement programs
* Annual pay reviews in April each year
The Alfa Leisureplex Group is one of the UK’s most highly respected coach holiday and hotel companies with a consolidated turnover of over £70 million per year. We are the UK’s only employee-owned Travel Group and our brands include Leisureplex Hotels and Alfa Travel. Our mission is to provide high quality memorable holidays for our guests.
Leisureplex Hotels own and operate 25 hotels in the UK’s most popular seaside locations. We have a combined bed stock of over 2,000 rooms and achieve strong all year-round occupancies due to our sister brands Alfa Travel, plus our links to other coach operators and group organisers.
You would be joining the group during an exciting period as we continue to see significant growth in the number of customers choosing to holiday with us each year. As an employee-owned business with almost 1,000 employee owners, we see our people as our most valuable asset in growing our business and continuing to provide a high-quality service to our customers.
If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be a successful Transport Manager, click 'apply' today. We would love to hear from you!
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Management and Manufacturing
* Industries: Hospitality and Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
We are not including any non-essential location or timeline updates in this refined description.
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