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Transport Manager

Elevation Recruitment Group
Posted 4 days ago, valid for 3 days
Location

Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 3JG, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Transport Manager position in Bradford offers a salary of up to £42,000.
  • Candidates must possess an International CPC qualification and have relevant experience in transport management.
  • Key responsibilities include managing the transport team, optimizing delivery schedules, and ensuring compliance with vehicle regulations.
  • The role also involves driver recruitment, cost monitoring, and improving department KPIs.
  • Benefits include 25 days of holiday, a pension scheme, and sick pay.

Title: Transport ManagerLocation: BradfordSalary: up to £42,000Elevation Recruitment Group's Procurement & Supply Chain division are working exclusively with a key client in Bradford as they look to recruit a Transport Manager to join their team.  

Key Skills & Experience required:

  • International CPC required

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

Benefits: 

  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays
  • Pension
  • Sick pay
  • Xmas closure
  • Pension Scheme

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.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.