Transport Team Manager

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Job Description

We are looking for a Transport Team Manager to join our team.

Our people are at the core of our business and what makes Wincanton great. That's why we provide significant opportunities for career progress, as well as training enrichment and multi-skilling, in a dynamic working environment.

Shift pattern: 3 on 3 off on the day shift.

How will you contribute?

• Support the management of a team of drivers, vehicles and administration staff to deliver the timely despatch of deliveries to our customers stores and provide a store network with a first-class service.
• Ensure all work activities carried out in accordance with legal requirements and company guidelines.
• Operate various transport software to manage and record vehicle activities in accordance with plans and customer requirements.
• Work collaboratively with the Warehouse Team and Vehicle Maintenance Unit in orchestrating the movement of loads and availability of vehicles and trailers.
• Provide reports to Shift Managers.
• Deliver service in accordance with plans and targets set.
• Report and manage vehicle defects.
• Communicate with customer regarding any site issues that may impact service level.
• Deal with internal and external customer and employee concerns and enquiries.
• Interrogate plans to ensuring all work allocated to appropriate vehicles.
• Manage Driver resource, when business requires.
• Carry out Driver pre-and de-briefs.
• Carry out training and communicate planned requirements to Drivers and Administrators providing information on performance, company news and procedures.
• Proactively motivate and guide all direct reports and manage performance when required.
• Reports to the Transport Shift Manager.

What will you bring?

• Experience within Transport Management role
• Knowledge of computerised scheduling and driver management packages would be an advantage
• Commercial awareness and understand the contractual operating environment.
• Adept at prioritising and organising workload, managing multiple and changing priorities concurrently
• Ability to assimilate and process complex data and plans
• Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Excellent relationship building and communications skills
• High standard of administration and computer skills including Word, Excel, MS Outlook, PowerPoint
• Team player
• High level of discretion and judgement
• Experience of supervising and managing a team

Our Culture & Benefits

In addition to generous remuneration, we really value our people and offer a friendly, safety-first working environment, along with other benefits including company pension scheme, generous holidays, cycle to work scheme, employee benefits include, online discount platform, onsite parking and much more.

Our people are at the core of our business and what makes Wincanton great. That's why we also provide significant opportunities for career development and progression, as well as training enrichment and multiskilling, in a dynamic working environment.

Be a part of our values; We're Thoughtful, We're Aiming High and We're Prepared.

Our Commitment

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity for all employees. We strive for an environment where all colleagues feel included, supported and valued, whilst feeling they can be their whole selves within our workplaces. We are proud that our colleagues represent us and our successes and we welcome your application.

About Us

Wincanton is a leading supply chain partner for British business, providing supply chain solutions up and down the country with 20,000 colleagues working across more than 200 sites.

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.