Sainsburys St Helens Transport Team Manager

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Job Description

Duties and responsibilities

• Drives continuous KPI improvement through the delivery of effective driver feedback.
• Manages schedule adherence through effective driver management
• Delivers effective people management and continuous development of colleagues through feedback and coaching
• Creates and sustains effective working relationships within transport, building a climate where colleagues feel valued and engaged
• Displays and drives within the team our values and leadership behaviours
• Upholds the delivery of a positive IR climate liaising with the trade union to facilitate good working relations and practices
• Ensures that all site and company legislative processes and procedures are adhered to at all times
• Manages the delivery of our transport KPIs through effective use and interpretation of reports
• Promotes effective, and timely two-way communication with colleagues and manager
• Reviews activity and resource in line with the transport plan, ensuring that this information is fed back into the planning function
• Works within the financial constraints of the transport budget
• Ensures that safe working practices are adhered to at all times
• Conducts department safety monitoring via Safety Conversations and ensures that colleagues health and safety and legislative training is up to date

Essential

• Customer focused
• Able to communicate effectively at all levels
• Coaching and performance management skills
• Influencing skills
• Analytical skills and ability to plan ahead
• Results orientated
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced ever-changing environment
• Understanding of CPC

Our Commitment

Our people are our most important asset and as such we are continuously expanding our capability programs to provide you with opportunities to build and extend your professional, functional, and management skills. Your development through coaching is our priority. Continuous learning takes place through a broad variety of opportunities and types of engagements. Access to the latest technological innovations in the logistics and supply chain industry, as well as Wincanton's deep knowledge and expertise in our field, constitute a superb platform for your professional development.

About Us

Wincanton is a leading supply chain partner for British business, providing supply chain solutions up and down the country. Through a wealth of experience and knowledge Wincanton provides business critical services including storage, handling and distribution; high volume eFulfilment; retailer 'dark stores'; two-person home delivery; fleet and transport management; and network optimisation for many of the UK's best-known companies.