Logistics Manager

The Role:  Logistics Manager

The Logistics Manager will efficiently and effectively manage the day-to-day operations, ensuring health and safety, environmental and Operator's Licence compliance, whilst delivering excellent service and a cost-effective logistics department.  

Responsibilities: Logistics Manager

• Manage vehicle and driver compliance with O licence, site, EU and other legal requirements,
• Ensure that the depots commercial vehicle fleet and equipment are asset managed in line with all statutory legislation.
• Manage individual customer service level agreements ensuring all deliveries and collections are carried out.
• Ensure route optimisation savings are achieved and all routes are profitable. 
• Manage Functional budgets, with General Manager, producing monthly Profit and losses reports for the department.
• Ensuring the Logistics Department complies with all statutory Health and Safety legislation
• Manage personnel, Full time Team and Contract workers (including absence, disciplinary and grievance, Health and Safety Training, driver assessments) using SMART objectives during regular review and feedback meetings. 
• Recruitment of Logistics staff 
• Ensure the drivers deliver the level of customer service that meets the agreed plans for optimal service levels.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships between the logistics, service and production departments to drive optimal customer service. 

Requirements:

• Ideally possess a (CPC) Certificate of Professional Competence
• Service or logistics industry experience
• People and health & safety management experience
• Demonstrable experience of successful resource management / cost control
• Proven track record of working to clearly defined service delivery KPI's Transport legislation, e.g. Drivers' Hours
• Knowledge of existing and impending environmental and health and safety legislation
• Knowledge and understanding of the requirements of working within a time critical service environment
• Experience of operational line management
• Capable of leading a team in a time of change
• The ability to challenge the norm and achieve sustainable change
• Capable of developing management team skills and enable succession plan accomplishment
• IT literate (Microsoft Office). 
• Financial knowledge covering budget forecasting. 
• Experience of implementing continuous improvement programmes. 

What's on offer?

•    Competitive salary
•    Pension Scheme / 33 days Holiday    
•    Private Medical
•    Bonus
•    National Structure to facilitate ambition
•    Working within a great team