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Title: Transport ManagerLocation: BrighouseSalary: up to £40,000Elevation 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. Benefits:
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Pension
- Sick pay
- Xmas closure
- 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.
