Job description
- Are you looking to work for a national transport business?
- Overseeing collection within a fast paced commercial logistics operation?
About Our Client
The Transport Manager will be working for a fast paced food distribution business based in Coventry operating in the Logistics Distribution and Supply Chain sector
Job Description
- The role will co-ordinate the customer's requirements ensuring customer satisfaction and procedural conformance whilst ensuring contractual obligations are met and timely reporting of relevant KPI's for a Team of Shift Leaders & Drivers.
- Responsible for managing change positively and effectively by pro-actively managing operational planning and changing customer requirements.
- To ensure that the transport function is legally compliant by ensuring correct compliance processes are in place, and monitored within the O-licence regulations
- Take responsibility for health and safety and the co-ordination of associated activities.
- Ensure a customer focused approach whilst being responsive to customer requirements. Create excellence in customer relationship management by improving the service offered.
- To ensure absence and holiday cover is in place for the role and also assist in absentee and holiday cover where required.
- To ensure good quality communication with the customers on a day to day basis and to deliver any agreed actions required to keep the operation efficient.
The Successful Applicant
- Proven track record in process improvement in Cost, OTIF and Driver Engagement
- Have strong knowledge of all relevant transport legislation and be able to hold the O' licence
- Have an awareness of Transport Planning
- Drive a positive management culture across site
- Have strong passion for the role and drive to make change
- Hold a National CPC
- Be able to commute daily to Coventry
What's on Offer
The Transport Manager will be paid a salary of between £40,000 and £45,000 plus package