Transportation Operations Manager

Transportation Operations Manager

Sanderson have teamed up with an energy provider to recruit a Transportation Operations Manager on a permanent basis.
The successful candidate will report to the Head of Customer experience and play a crucial role in leading, motivating and managing staff and drivers to execute delivery schedules for the distribution of gas supply.

Responsibilities:

• Managing and developing the distribution team to ensure alignment with company strategy and values.
• Prioritising customer needs in decision-making processes and ensuring employees are trained to deliver excellent customer service.
• Leading the dispatch and scheduling functions, ensuring efficient service delivery - Identifying opportunities for process efficiency gains and driving continuous improvement initiatives within the logistics department
• Ensuring the distribution function complies with legal requirements and safety values, and industry safety regulations.
• Maintaining fleet safety standards, managing, and scheduling safety checks and repairs - Acting as a key contact for regulatory and statutory bodies, and being available for on-call duties in cases of emergency
• Establishing key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and track logistics operation's performance, analysing data to identify areas for improvement, and implementing corrective actions.
• Delivering regular company briefings on safety and performance to all distribution employees - Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective distribution function.
• Effectively managing the distribution's annual budget and cost control
• Regularly reporting to senior management on distribution performance and cost analysis
• Utilising and implementing logistics technology, such as transportation management systems (TMS) and warehouse management systems (WMS), to enhance operational efficiency and visibility.

Requirements:

• Excellent leadership, communication, and people management skills
• Transport Management CPC
• Experience dealing with hazardous materials
• Ability to organise resources according to customer needs and company service levels through KPIs.
• Sound working knowledge of current transport regulations and standards.
• Proven experience in logistics management or a similar role with exposure to budgeting and cost control.
• Ability to use company software packages to enhance service delivery, improve driver performance, and provide the best possible customer experience.