Description
We are seeking a Transport Team Manager to join our depot in West Thurrock. As a Transport Team Manager, you will be responsible for leading a team of drivers to ensure that our products are despatched from the depot and delivered on time, safely and securely.
Responsibilities:
- Lead a team of drivers
- Work towards critical success transport measures
- Mentor, engage and develop your team to be high performing at all times
- Conduct performance reviews and manage performance for your team
- Manage sickness and absence
- Review and log driver infringements
- Manage driver tachographs
- Engage and build positive working relationships with various internal and external partners
Requirements:
- Previously managed a team, preferably from a logistics or FMCG background
- The ability to work at pace and accuracy
- A great track record of reaching and exceeding critical performance measures
- An understanding and have relevant knowledge of transport compliance
- Great planning skills and able to organise your own and team's workload
- An understanding of how poor service can impact stores and customers
- Strong and confident communication skills
- Excellent IT skills
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Holidays starting from 31 days per year (including bank holidays)
- 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores
- A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
- Stream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
- Free employee assistance programme with extensive health, financial and wellbeing support
- Access to credit unions for loans and savings, plus rental deposit loans and season ticket loans
- Free eye tests every 2 years
- On-site facilities including a subsidised canteen and free parking