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Transport Manager

Job Posted: 9 days ago

Salary: £ 50,737 - 50,737 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Doncaster

Expire in: 19 days

Job Description

Trax Park, Doncaster
£50,737.50 per annum plus 30 days holiday (including bank holidays), pension, bonus, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme
 
About the Role
Relationships mean everything to us, and this one is particularly special. You’ll have an important part to play in ensuring the effective operation of the Transport function, drive continuous improvements and further develop integrated transport solutions to deliver a premium and cost-effective service.
 
Here at Unipart we don’t just have a way of working, we have The Unipart Way. It allows everyone in our team to pursue their own personal and professional goals to a world class level, through Unipart's ‘From Gate to Great’ training and development program.
 
As part of your key responsibilities you’ll:

Proactively optimise transport operations for efficiency without impacting service.
Produce, agree, and manage the transport budget, accounting for any variances, and take a proactive approach to fully engage any new initiatives at the depot, ensuring the integration of projects is successful in line with business needs.
Lead, motivate, and develop the transport team, ensuring they are fully trained and mentored on the Unipart training and development programs.
Integrate and manage new clients and the vehicle fleet, including offsite parking.
Manage 3rd party hauliers for national and international journeys, and develop and implement service standard agreements with customers.
Ensure compliance with all relevant statutory legislation, including Health & Safety and transport regulations, and maintain the Company's Operator Licence and manage associated risks.
 
About You

We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this role!
Effective, professional and confident communicator at all levels
Good contract and people management skills
Experience in setting, monitoring, and reporting on KPIs
Pragmatic approach to problem solving
Strong planning and organising skills, high level of numeracy
Negotiating skills, ability to influence and steer
Engaging leader with proven experience of building a team
Skilled at setting clear objectives and motivating your team to achieve them
Experience in managing budgets
Able to work efficiently across the business and functional boundaries
Commercially focussed
Customer-service driven
IOSH
National CPC
 
About Unipart
We are a supply chain performance improvement partner. We Design, Make, Move, and Improve components in our customers’ supply chains, keeping their operations and assets moving and working better, for longer. Through our commitment to continuously driving operational efficiencies, we improve performance - saving time, cost, and carbon. Our ambition is to be the driving force behind efficient, resilient, and sustainable supply chains.
 
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
We believe that a great workplace is one where you can bring your whole self to work. Our recruitment process is designed to be accessible, inclusive, and based entirely on merit. We define merit through a combination of technical skills and the core behaviours that help our people thrive at Unipart. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of background or circumstances. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity that exceeds our statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and subsequent legislation. Whether it’s your age, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, family status, or any other characteristic that makes you ‘you’ - it is your talent and potential that we value most. Adjustments for you: We want you to perform at your best. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know. We are here to support you.
 
You may have experience of the following: Transport Manager, Logistics Manager, Distribution Manager, Fleet Manager, Transport Operations Manager, Outbound Logistics Manager.
 
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