Transport Manager

Transport Manager

Tilbury, Essex

Full time, Permanent Position

Hours: 11:00am to 8:00pm, Monday to Friday

Salary: Up to £45,000 per annum DOE

Main duties and responsibilities (Including but not limited to):

• To oversee both Transport and Warehouse supervisory staff and working areas, ensuring pick & loads are accurate prior to dispatch.

• To control all planning of drivers, routes and deliveries to Customer sites through the UK.

• To manage vehicle licences and compliance, support Drivers with checks and day to day needs.

• To manage the Logistics and other relevant teams to ensure required quality and company standards are achieved.

• To be responsible for achieving operational targets, goals and contractual KPI’s for the purpose of ensuring the provision of an effective and efficient quality service to all Customers.

• Manage Staff performance feedback and implementation of training/development activities to create a harmonious working environment.

• Manage stock levels efficiently.

• Work with the Procurement team to build and maintain excellent working relationships with Suppliers and Stockists.

• Monitor any repair requirements that may arise and resolve in a timely manner.

• Ensure that all Health & Safety requirements and legislation are adhered to.

• Carry out appropriate risk assessments in accordance with guidelines.

• Responsible for the coordination of stock takes, warranty returns and managing despatch processes and fault log.

• Manage relevant data and reports to create improvement plans- ensuring that continuous improvement is reviewed.

Key Skills:

• Clear communicator with excellent interpersonal skills.

• Able to work to own initiative.

• Agile approach to strategy and planning with a proven experience of adapting operational plans to changing customer requirements.

• A minimum of 10 years’ experience within an industrial warehousing environment.

• Previous experience within a relevant supervisory role within the last 6 months.

• High attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.

• Resilient and able to adapt.

• Experience with Goods In/Despatch operations.

• Experience with Transport Planning.

• Experience within managing and carrying out stock takes.

Additional Information

First interview will take place at the Noble Recruiting office based in Billericay, Essex.

Important Information

Noble Recruiting Limited is an independent, family-run recruitment agency, based in Wickford, Essex. We are an equal opportunities employer and have been acting as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers for over 15 years. By applying for this role, your details will be submitted to Noble Recruiting Limited. Our Privacy Policy, explaining how we will use your information, is available on our website. Due to the high volume of applications for our roles, if you have not been contacted within 14 days, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.