Position: Senior Transport Manager

Location: Battersea

Salary: Up to £55,000 (DEO)

We are recruiting for one of the UK's leading distributors, who supply food, drink and catering supplies out of their network of 26 depots UK-wide.

This role is for overseeing a team of managers, drivers and supervisors, a busy transport office and a fleet of vehicles for a multi-national food service brand.

Your key responsibilities as a Senior Transport Manager:

Responsible for the running and compliance of around 55 vehicles and routes
Develop and implement strategies to improve efficiency and improve costs
Liaising with customers and colleagues to ensure the operation runs smoothly and cost-effectively
Disciplinary meetings as and when required
Set and monitor KPI's to ensure all staff perform as expected and identify areas of improvement
All Health & Safety procedures must be maintained and company policies and procedures adhered to
Understanding and implementing VOSA standards
Requirements:

Transport Managers CPC essential
Proven experience in foodservice transportation service is desirable
Multi-drop planning experience is advantageous
Chilled, ambient & frozen good distribution experience is desirable
Strong management skills
The ability to work well in a fast paced environment
Benefits:

25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) as a minimum and the opportunity to buy more
Salary up to £55,000 (DEO)
Pension - contribute 4% and it will be matched (after year 1, it'll be matched up to 6%).
Life cover that you can increase.
Access to confidential support and counselling, when you need it.
Private medical insurance
High street discounts
Opportunity to buy dental cover and critical illness cover

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