Logistics Manager

Sonic Healthcare is an internationally renowned healthcare provider with a demonstrable track record of medical across the world. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Sonic is an ASX Top 50 company that has grown to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers, specialising in pathology, radiology and primary care medical centres. We have operations in Australia, the USA, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand.

Sonic Healthcare UK encompasses the two main entities in the UK, The Doctors Laboratory (TDL) and Health Services Laboratories (HSL). HSL is a partnership between The Doctors Laboratory (TDL), Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH). HSL was formed to provide pathology services to the NHS Trusts and has expanded further to provide services to other NHS Trusts. Over 2,500 staff work at Sonic Healthcare UK, primarily under the TDL or HSL banner.

Our purpose is to deliver medically-led diagnostics, innovation, value and long-term investment to healthcare. With our core laboratory based at The Halo Building in London WC1H 9AX, we also have an expanding site in Manchester as well as smaller hospital-based laboratories across the country. We maintain rigorously high standards of quality, whilst also delivering efficiencies to healthcare through careful workforce planning, pioneering technology and significant investment in infrastructure and IT.

The company has grown exponentially, in terms of customers, employees (2,500) and revenues. Our revenues now exceed £350M per annum. This compares with £40M t/o and 450 staff 10 years ago!

A new opportunity has arisen for a Group Logistics Manager. This is a new role within the organisation which reflects the growth we have been going through. With four direct reports and a team of 170 couriers, our fleet comprises of motorcycles (66% of our couriers) and vans (33% of our couriers). We are looking for a high quality, proactive and professional management capability for the Group and specifically for the department. Sonic Healthcare UK has already transitioned the fleet of vans to be electric vehicles and as part of our “green” credentials we are trialling Electronic Motorcycles. Additionally, reflecting our role as a leading “Responsible Employer”, we transitioned our former self employed drivers to full employees of the Sonic Healthcare Group, giving them full benefits, enjoyed by other permanent employees.

If you are the successful applicant, your duties will include providing high quality, proactive and professional management of the London Courier Department. You will need a “roll up your shirtsleeves” approach to coordinate the processes, ensuring great customer satisfaction. You will need to have an awareness of and strategic response to external influences such as legislation, costs, and environmental pressures. You will be helping with further transformation of our operation and to lead an efficient, dynamic and Lean Logistics department. You will be responsible for the support and structure for the day to day management of courier activity within Sonic Healthcare family, the annual reviews of staff and of course ensuring company Health & Safety, Fire Regulations and HR procedures are adhered to.

Our company values include: “Continuous Improvement” and this should be through proactive management and development of staff. More details to be found on the attached Job Description.

Please note, we are continuing to source candidate over the next ten days and the Hiring Manager and Recruitment Lead will be reviewing responses and reaching out to candidates before 10th December

We respect and value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from diverse communities.

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