Description
As a Transport Team Manager at NEXT's Dearne Valley Pallet warehouse in Rotherham, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of the transport function. You will work closely with the Transport Assistant Site Manager to prioritise workloads, manage daily operations, and motivate transport coordinators and drivers to achieve key efficiency targets.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop a team of drivers and coordinators, holding regular meetings to communicate achievements, resolve issues, and build a positive team culture.
- Manage operations, overseeing the day-to-day running of your shift, monitoring actual events against daily and weekly plans to meet service levels for internal and end customers.
- Ensure strict compliance with 'O' Licence requirements and statutory road transport legislation, actively monitoring driver hours, tachograph infringements, and vehicle defect reporting.
- Prioritise health and safety, conducting daily floor and yard walks, completing risk assessments, and leading accident investigations.
- Handle shift administration, managing payroll accuracy, conducting timely Return to Work interviews, and updating performance and training records.
- Control costs, monitoring fleet safety and resource utilisation to keep operational costs down while maintaining excellent service standards.
Requirements:
- Proven experience leading and coaching people, with an approachable style and a natural sense of fairness that boosts team morale.
- A solid background in transport operations, including a working knowledge of road transport legislation, compliance, and driver safety rules.
- Problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyse issues, identify root causes, and take swift, logical action.
- Strong organisation skills, with excellent structured planning abilities and the capacity to manage your own workload and your team's tasks effectively under pressure.
- Clear communication skills, with great interpersonal skills to build positive relationships with third-party providers, colleagues, and the wider management team.
- Good computer literacy, including Microsoft Excel and Word, relevant health and safety awareness, and a full driving licence.
Benefits:
- Sharesave scheme
- 25% off most NEXT, MADE, Lipsy, Gap, and Victoria's Secret products
- Generous bonus scheme for many roles
- Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
- Access to fantastic discounts at Staff Shops
- Free on-site parking
- 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
- Hot deals and exclusive offers from over 3,500 retailers through the online benefits platform
- Financial Wellbeing - Save, track, and enhance your financial wellbeing
- Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
- Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other