Posting End Date: January 2, 2025 Join John Lewis or Waitrose today If you've ever stepped through the doors of a John Lewis or Waitrose shop, shopped online, or seen any of our adverts, you'll know there's something unique about us. That unique proposition is our Partners. As co-owners they have a say in our business and receive a share of the profits, so they put time and effort into making it work. Our Partners are the reason we're the success we are. They're our secret sauce; the opportunity for us to differentiate. Job Summary: Job Description: At a glance Salary range - For this role the salary starts from £39,400 per annum, plus 20% shift premium calculated on the base rate. Contract type - Permanent Work Pattern - 37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday 04:00-12:00 Location - Bracknell, Rose House About the role Operational Performance ● Overseeing a Transport operation delivering to Branches and other customers in line with the agreed service level. ● Ensuring full legislative compliance across all areas including EU driving regulations and the working time directive, whilst clearly operating within health and food safety guidelines and RDC operational procedures. ● Support the delivery of the Business Plan to maximise efficiency. ● Monitoring and maintaining costs within budget, maximising productivity and manage the usage of overtime and agency to improve costs. ● Managing a diverse vehicle fleet comprising Tractors,Trailers and rigids operating multi temperature composite loads. ● Monitor and action the vehicle maintenance programme and ensure all defects are identified, correctly reported and rectified. ● To control the department resources. ● Inclusive of Partners, agency and equipment, to deliver Key Performance Indicators ● Effectively communicating operational and business plans and changes to the management team and Partners. ● To promote a culture of Continuous Improvement across the department with the deployment of the relevant support mechanisms and tools. Design and implement new projects that will improve the efficiency of the operation and improve Branch service and cost savings. ● Ensuring all Personnel policies and procedures are followed that enable Partners to be treated fairly and with respect in line with the Partnership Principles. ● To coach,support and develop the Partner and Management team to enhance job satisfaction and to fulfil their potential and help advancement. ● Promote and emulate the partnership values, promote and support Partnership democracy and way of working within not only the site but the department. ● To oversee the site as Duty Manager on a rotating basis, 24 hours a day 7 days, controlling all chambers and the transport operation and offering assistance to the Branches and other Distribution Centres. Qualifications and Experience skills you’ll need Certificate of Professional Competency qualification for Transport Managers (Road Haulage) Extensive Transport knowledge of current EU regulations Extensive knowledge in Commercial Fleet Management Desirable skills Senior management experience in a Transport / Distribution environment Extensive knowledge of Health and Safety and Transport legislation Experience of dealing with full disciplinary procedures according to ACAS guidelines Experience in using Transport systems such as Microlise, C3 and Paragon Next Steps The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to in time. (If internal, check your Workday notifications and see further guidance on the PDW under "Internal application process"). We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we recommend you apply early. You'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you. Please note that we will be holding interviews in the New Year. Thanks for your patience in the meantime and for showing an interest in joining JLP. For internal use only: LI-JLPGR John Lewis Partnership LI-JLPJL John Lewis LI-JLPWTR Waitrose Pay: £39,400.00 - £59,000.00 Annual Scheduled Weekly hours: 37.5 Worker Type: Permanent Partner Job Level: Partnership Level 7 Hours of Work: 37.5 - Monday to Friday 04:00-12:00 At the John Lewis Partnership, we embrace our differences. We want you to be you. Because, well, we know you're at your best when you're free to be yourself. Being a truly inclusive employer to us means creating an environment which celebrates your contribution, regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social background, religion or belief. It's why we've set our own aim to become the UK’s most inclusive business - for our Partners (employees) and our customers. We firmly believe that our future success lies in diversity of thought from all Partners and it's integral in our mission to build a happier world. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us. And, once you're a Partner, your differences will make all the difference. Find out more about D&I in the Partnership here. We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where it is possible to do so. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview. -