Contract type:
Full time
Location:
Nuneaton with National Travel
Hours:
40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary:
£67,500 per annum, plus car / car allowance, 33 days holiday, pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits scheme
About the Job
Relationships mean everything to us, and this one is particularly special. You'll have an important part to play through a team of functional and regional SMEs, you'll deliver a best in class safe, legal, compliant, cost effective and sustainable national road transport operation for Unipart Logistics.
Here at Unipart we don't just have a way of working, we have The Unipart Way. It allows everyone in our team to pursue their own personal and professional goals to a world class level, through Unipart's ‘From Gate to Great' training and development program.
As Head of Fleet and Compliance you'll be an ambassador for Unipart Logistic Transport Services actively contributing to the overall Unipart Logistics value proposition.
As part of your key responsibilities you'll:
- Support the Regional Transport Managers in "O" licence compliance
- Manage compliance across the Fleet, Service, FORs & Earned Recognition accreditations
- Lead a schedule of internal and external supplier operational and administrative audits ensuring quality assurance and compliance with the company's Goods Vehicle Operators License and contractual obligations
- Ensure that company processes and standards are continuously reviewed and evolved in response to changing legislative and technological developments
- Deliver vigorous cost to serve controls including whole life costs whilst optimising asset availability
- Provide periodic Fleet and Compliance related KPI and cost reports
- Actively engage in periodic Customer review meetings and lead upon ongoing fleet and compliance related initiatives and projects
- Ensure that front line operators (drivers, driver trainers, compliance administration and traffic operators) have the right equipment, tools, training and education to achieve the highest standards every day
- Lead the continued development of digitisation of compliance in transport operations
About You
We'd love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you'd be able to perform well in this role!
- Proven ability to build credible relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Experience in UK Road Transport Fleet Management and Compliance, working with fleets in excess of 100+ units
- Strong negotiation skills
- Transport Manager CPC - National & International
- Experience of Procuring Heavy Goods Vehicle Fleets and Repair and Maintenance contracts
- Experienced in the Direction and Management of Fleet Administration teams and Regional Driver Trainers & Development Managers
- Robust experience in audit protocols including Road Transport, FORS, Earned Recognition, Goods Vehicle Operator Licensing, Financially savvy, Goods Vehicle Operator Licensing – Administration.
Our recruitment and selection process has been developed to ensure that it is consistent, fair and provides equality of opportunity - all selection decisions are based solely on technical and behavioural competencies. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, or nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, religion or belief, age or any other current or future protected characteristic as defined in the current Equality Act of England and Wales. As an organisation we also promote an environment which encourages diversity of characteristics and thought, where you feel included, safe and confident to be the best version of yourself and do your best work every day.
You may have experience in the following: Fleet Manager, Transport Compliance Manager, Logistics Manager, Transport Operations Manager, Fleet Operations Manager, Compliance Officer, Transport Safety Manager, Distribution Manager, Road Transport Manager, Regional Transport Manager, etc.
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