Transport Manager
Greggs Plc
Transport Manager
£47000
Greggs Plc, Vauxhall, Birmingham
- Part time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 3 weeks ago, 13 Apr | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 54ab3920562d4311948a43b6d02a32cb
Full Job Description
- Colleague Networks - internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another, This is a full-time role, however flexibility in this will be considered
- We know that having a work-life balance is important, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role
- The base location for this role is Birmingham Distribution Centre, Ideally, you'll live within one hour travel of this area
- Lead a team of drivers and supervisors to deliver against the logistics strategy.
- Drive a culture of excellence, openness and continuous improvement
- Responsible for Transport Planning and Problem Solving
- Ensure fleet is serviced and maintained and ensure the operation is fully compliant with legislation and company policy where applicable
- Recruit, train, and coach members of the transport team to improve performance and manage underperformance where necessary
- Creating and implementing rota patterns for 24-7 cover whilst maintaining service and budgetary control
- Developing and maintaining set Key Performance Indicators and ensuring these are fully utilised to drive improvement
- Ensuring that Health and Safety and Food Hygiene regulations and standards are adhered to
- To encourage a Food Safety Culture within the Team
- Ensuring that Team training is carried out within company policy and legal compliance
- Leading the team with high visibility through regular meetings and coaching, promoting a culture of achievement and responsibility in line with the values,
- To be responsible and accountable for achieving targets, continuous improvements and projects
- Carrying out PDR's with direct reports, agreeing targets and objectives, conducting monthly 1 to 1's and agreeing individual development plans to forge strong communication links within the department.
- Ensure professional, industry and business-related knowledge and skills are kept up to date
You will fit right into this role if you: - Hold a National CPC or International CPC (- Training may be given)
- Have up to date knowledge of WTD and all relevant transport legislation
- Take ownership and effectively challenge unacceptable standards of behaviours
- Lead by example
- Are a strong team player, able to build good working relationships at all levels and lead by example.
- Can demonstrate a proven ability to provide excellence in customer service
- Have experience of, and the ability to multi-task and work with multiple priorities calmly and at pace
- Are results focused with strong planning, prioritising and organisation skills
- Have advanced IT skills including Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams
- Are self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure and using own initiative
- Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience of analysing information and issues to identify current and potential problems and develop and implement workable solutions
- Are supportive of an inclusive culture - recognising and valuing that difference is good
- Want to develop and are ready to work alongside some great people and have lots of fun on your Greggs journey
25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service (in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day - Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 10% of your salary
- Profit share: We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our employees who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year
- Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsidised for your dependants
- Permanent Health Insurance which is a replacement income scheme
- You will automatically join our Greggs pension scheme which is a fantastic way to save for your retirement and allows you to benefit from employer contributions and tax advantages
- Defined contribution management pension scheme
- Death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your year's salary
- Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products
- Share save schemes that let you buy discounted Greggs shares, by saving a set amount of money over a fixed time, to have an even bigger share of our profits
- Career progression and learning and development
- Employee Assistance Programme; A free, confidential helpline, offering advice and support with financial, relationship, work-related and wellbeing issues, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Including a mobile app providing a range of wellness content on physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing
- Perks and savings, such as digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers
What you'll do