Transport Manager

Envisage Recruitment Limited; Fakenham, Peterborough, Stratford-upon-Avon, Coventry; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000

Job description

Our client is a global leader in textile, hygiene, and facility solutions, operating in 28 countries with a team of 50,000.

The Transport Manager is responsible for leading, managing, and developing the logistics team to achieve functional objectives that align with the Site and Company Business Plan. This role involves collaborating with the production team to enhance customer service through efficient logistics operations, promoting people development, and fostering a lean culture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Adhere to company vision, values, policies, and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety policy and relevant legislation.
• Monitor vehicle and driver compliance with legal requirements, analyse results, and implement improvements.
• Conduct risk assessments on customer premises for new or significant changes.
• Investigate and address logistics issues to improve routes and service quality using current systems (e.g., Telematics, Dynamics, GLAD).
• Organize and coordinate resources, including temporary workers, to meet logistics requirements.
• Lead, manage, and develop personnel, including addressing absence, disciplinary issues, and training.
• Develop and manage functional budgets, monitor activities, and resolve variances.
• Ensure route optimization savings and profitability.
• Prepare commission calculations for drivers and maintain system accuracy (e.g., TMS, Dynamics).
• Maintain effective relationships between logistics, service, and production departments to enhance customer service.
• Ensure drivers meet planned service levels.
• Propose and implement improvements for continuous functional enhancement.
• Minimise environmental impact through efficient routes.
• For workwear: Ensure compliance with EN14065 standard, reduce customer losses, and meet Customer Delivery Driver KPIs.
• Maintain fleet standards and implement LEAN processes.
• Promote and implement technologies to improve data capture in logistics.

What will make you stand out?

• Good written and verbal skills.
• Ability to listen to and influence peer group and department team members to build and lead effective working teams.
• Good attention to detail and the ability to analyse data and interpret the information effectively to continuously improve the department and/or team.
• Ability to organise self and others to ensure tasks are carried out in a timely manner.
• IT literate (Microsoft Office).
• Experience of lean (Six Sigma) implementation in lean manufacturing systems (preferred).
• Financial knowledge covering budget forecasting (preferred).
• A valid HGV 2 licence/ A valid UK Drivers License, minimum 1 year (preferred).
• No more than 6 points on driving licence.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent and/or experience in leading and managing a team within a customer-focused environment, with a track record of success.
• Experience of implementing continuous improvement programmes. Certificate of Professional Competence holder.