An exciting opportunity has become available for a Transport Team Leader with our client, a leading Health & Beauty Supplier. This role will be a temporary role, potentially leading to a permanent position in the future.

Outline;

The primary responsibility involves leading a designated team within the Transport department of the Distribution Centre. This role requires ensuring that all operational processes are executed according to established standards, with a strong emphasis on safety. It is essential to identify and maximise operational efficiencies to enhance overall performance. Key objectives include ensuring timely and complete deliveries to retail outlets, thereby supporting sales opportunities and maintaining customer satisfaction. Effective leadership, adherence to safety protocols, and continuous process improvement are critical components of this role to achieve operational excellence and meet business targets.

The successful candidate will be responsible daily transport operation and manage any ad-hoc requests to meet business requirements.

Key aspects of the role:

• Flexibility in your role including occasional extra hours and being part of an on call rota at weekends.
• The ability to motivate, coach and develop a team of colleagues in order that they are able to carry out their duties in a knowledgeable, efficient and safe manner.
• To take ownership and monitor all people management issues for permanent staff within their area of responsibility, liaising with their HR to ensure a fair and consistent approach in accordance with company policies.

Take responsibility for the weekly performance of the site with regards to; Compliance / H&S – vehicle maintenance / DPRAs

• Delivery performance / People
• Cost, KPI performance & Shrinkage
• Provide the Transport Manager with a weekly report on the status of the above tasks.
• To continuously review and develop specified processes within their area of responsibility, working closely with the driver management team, planning team & DC operational teams linked into the transport dept.
• To provide store operations with a comprehensive and reliable service, optimising instore availability via the transport function.
• Relay any concerns around delivery points to the DPRA Manager to ensure all H&S concerns are dealt with and actioned accordingly.
• To collaborate fully with other Team Leaders & their teams in order to support the overall performance of a shift.
• To provide an effective and seamless shift handover to the oncoming team.
• To provide the Transport Manager with timely updates on progress within their area of responsibility and raise and resolve areas of concern.
• Positively contribute to ensuring a site culture which demonstrates the Company values.
• Deliver objectives and targets set by the Transport Manager through your PDR. Understand company values and demonstrate improvement in key areas.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• An awareness of activities of other jobs and departments with the ability to appreciate what other departments do and how this affects their own role.
• Required to plan and organise own work, within own parameters.
• Ability to persuade and influence peers and team members within own remit.
• Work appropriately to resolve customer issues.
• A reasonable degree of specialist knowledge within Transport and the wider DC.
• Ability to instruct and coordinate individuals 
• Probes and listens carefully, presents information in a clear and appropriate style making technical information clear.
• Some discretion to make decisions within normal working parameters and company policy.
• Aware of profitability needs within own area with an understanding of key performance indicators and ability to interpret into own working environment.

What’s in it for you:

£39,589 - £40,788 (shift dependent) per year, plus overtime and the ability to earn an additional performance related bonus available up to 3.75% of annual salary.

25 days annual leave (plus Public Holidays) rising to 28 after 3 years then an additional day per year to a maximum of 30 days.

Excellent career progression.