Transport Manager
Stoke on Trent
£45,000, + Benefits
Role Profile:
Our client is a leading logistics organisation. Reporting directly into the Depot Transport Manager you will be working Monday - Friday days, with flexibility required to suit business needs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading the way in terms of best practice regarding safety and ensuring your team understand the importance of being safe in the workplace
- Proactively seeking to understand financial performance of the operation and takes ownership for addressing inefficiencies which impact on the depot's P&L
- Deliver improving financial performance for the operation, ensuring the site meets budget commitments by closely managing controlled costs.
- Actively seeking to improve efficiency, reduce operating costs, increasing margin and meeting budget targets set
- To lead and partner with Health & Safety representative on local and site initiatives including H&S induction and training
- Works with and supports line manager
- Responsible for vehicle management, including liaison with fleet
- Improving and maintaining staffs KPI's including attrition, absence, accident and H&S
Skills, Experience & Personal Attributes:
- CPC is essential
- Experience in managing and operating the O License
- Experience in Transport Management role is essential
- Experience in Managing a large fleet and drivers
- Be able to organise workload and prioritise tasks
- Excellent customer service skills
- Fully computer literate and able to use IT packages including Word, Excel and TMS
- Thrives in a fast paced, challenging and dynamic environment
- Good people management skills, self-driven, positive can-do attitude
Client information:
Our client is a leading logistics organisation
Remuneration:
£45,000 + Benefits
About Cast UK:
Cast UK is a leading executive consultancy, providing national recruitment solutions to both clients and candidates. Specialising in, HR, Procurement, Buying, Supply Chain, and Logistics, each member of our specialist team has a professional background specific to their recruiting sector. With this unique insight and knowledge, our consultants are able to place individuals from trainee through to main board. For more information on Cast UK and a complete list of all of our current vacancies, please visit www.castuk.com
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