Key Responsibilities:
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Adhere to company vision, values, policies, and procedures.
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Ensure compliance with Health and Safety policy and relevant legislation.
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Monitor vehicle and driver compliance with legal requirements, analyse results, and implement improvements.
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Conduct risk assessments on customer premises for new or significant changes.
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Investigate and address logistics issues to improve routes and service quality using current systems (e.g., Telematics, Dynamics, GLAD).
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Organize and coordinate resources, including temporary workers, to meet logistics requirements.
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Lead, manage, and develop personnel, including addressing absence, disciplinary issues, and training.
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Develop and manage functional budgets, monitor activities, and resolve variances.
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Ensure route optimization savings and profitability.
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Prepare commission calculations for drivers and maintain system accuracy (e.g., TMS, Dynamics).
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Maintain effective relationships between logistics, service, and production departments to enhance customer service.
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Ensure drivers meet planned service levels.
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Propose and implement improvements for continuous functional enhancement.
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Minimise environmental impact through efficient routes.
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For workwear: Ensure compliance with EN14065 standard, reduce customer losses, and meet Customer Delivery Driver KPIs.
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Maintain fleet standards and implement LEAN processes.
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Promote and implement technologies to improve data capture in logistics.
What will make you suitable candidate -
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Good written and verbal skills.
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Ability to listen to and influence peer group and department team members to build and lead effective working teams.
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Good attention to detail and the ability to analyse data and interpret the information effectively to continuously improve the department and/or team.
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Ability to organise self and others to ensure tasks are carried out in a timely manner.
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IT literate (Microsoft Office).
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Experience of lean (Six Sigma) implementation in lean manufacturing systems. (preferred)
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Financial knowledge covering budget forecasting. (preferred)
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A valid HGV 2 licence/ A valid UK Drivers License, minimum 1 year. (preferred).
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No more than 6 points on driving licence.
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Educated to degree level or equivalent and/or experience in leading and managing a team within a customer focussed environment, with a track record of success.
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Experience of implementing continuous improvement programmes.
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Certificate of Professional Competence holder