Transport Operations Manager

£40k-£45k plus bonus

My client is currently seeking an experienced Transport Operations Manager to lead their transport planning and logistics operations, ensuring high performance, compliance, and customer satisfaction.

In this pivotal role, you’ll be responsible for managing vehicle routing, driver productivity, and transport efficiency, while also developing your team and driving continuous improvement across the operation.

The role:

• Manage 3 Transport Planners, vehicle routes, delivery times and transport costs
• Coordinate and control the order cycle, ensuring that orders are prioritised correctly and processed on time
• To ensure customer expectations and transport efficiency targets are met on regular bases.
• Safe management of drivers
• Optimise transport efficiencies.
• To extract and analyse daily/weekly performance reports, evaluating the performance and quality of both internal and third-party logistics suppliers
• Manage and improve office staff by creating KPI’s and improvement plans if required
• Develop business by analysing logistical problems and producing solutions
• Continually try to improve and develop business performance within the constraints of legislation, fuel costs and rising environmental pressures

Qualifications & Experience

•  Experience of managing transport planners
• Clear understanding of Transport Compliance (CPC desirable)
•  Proven experience in vehicle routing and driver management
•  IOSH/NEBOSH holder (or willing to work towards qualification)
•  Excellent computer and communication skills
•  Previous experience in a similar role in the Waste Industry would be advantageous

If you’re a results-driven professional looking to make a tangible impact, we want to hear from you!