SKILLS/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• People management experience including colleague engagement
• Ability to liaise with various functions and stakeholders
• Experience of working and negotiating with trade unions
• Experience of Health and Safety management
• An effective change manager/change agent
• Knowledge of profit and loss, financials and budgets
• Finance for non-financial managers
• Incident investigation.

• Resources in accordance to budgeted head count & driver / vehicle combination numbers
• Stock / supply chain management and product loss / gain investigation leading to corrective measure implementation
• Ensuring optimisation of available resources Vs demand to achieve budget
• Reduce operating costs, manage delivery windows (within windows meeting / exceeding customer expectation) and yearly growth i.e. improving on KPI’s for average load size per day
• Responsible for ensuring that all colleagues are properly trained and all third parties are also trained by their operational team to meet Company standards
• Oversee and manage any depot audits and formulate action plans in response to any resultant findings
• Oversee efficient management of truck operations, including maintenance
• Responsible for ensuring that all delivery incidents are investigated and resolved including conducting disciplinary hearings
• Ensuring that effective communication processes are established and maintained within the depots
• Monitoring compliance to Standard Operating - Procedures and customer procedures, initiating corrective action where necessary
• Reviewing & monitoring internal processes to ensure optimum efficiencies
• Analysing agreed KPI information to ensure optimal efficiency & performance
• Liaising with Regional Transport Managers to ensure that all MOT’s and servicing of vehicles are carried out to Company standard
• Management and effective cost control / cost reduction in line with the Regional budget
• Manage depot volumes in line with the Regional budget / demand
• Forecasting in line with business performance and customer demand
• Monitoring financial performance, minimising costs / maximising profit, implementing corrective action, as necessary
• Oversee management of all operations and drivers within the Region
• Oversee management of the Routing function within the Region
• Managing and reviewing the contribution of direct reports
• Adherence of stringent Health & Safety policies and procedures both internally and external and in accordance with legal obligations both environmental and operational
• Responsible for ensuring that all depot staff understand all the companiespolicies, processes and procedures ensuring compliance is achieved and maintained with regards to depot operations, facilities and equipment
• Responsible for H&S compliance against stringent KPI targets via various reporting tools and measures as well as any environmental and legislative requirements