Transport General Manager - Supply Chain & Logistics - Northampton - Up to £90,000
About the Company
Our client is a leading third party logistics (3PL) provider in the UK who put their customers at the heart of everything they do. They are seeking a talented seasoned Transport General Manager with a proven track record in managing Transport Operations in Retail / FMCG / 3PL.
You will lead their operation and team within their 8 site locations, that covers across UK and NI. There's an abundance of opportunity for you to impact, with ownership and accountability for a £45m+ transport budget, delivering across their 190+ fashion retail stores, this is a varied leadership opportunity that involves a combined operation of direct store delivery, trunking to outbases, cross docking services and final mile store delivery.
Transport General Manager - The Rewards
- Salary up to £90,000
- Generous Car allowance
- Bonus upto 20%
- Private Medical
- 3 x salary Life assurance
- 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
- Company pension Scheme
Transport General Manager - Requirements
- Strong seasoned Transport General Manager experience (fashion/volume store retail), with large open book budget responsibility and leading all aspect of the contract and operation, with proven delivery and innovative performance/operational excellence.
- Knowledge of customer lifecycle with start ups and maturing the operation, including knowledge of support services (3PL). * Exemplary customer relationship management skills with flexibility in style, approach and engagement with numerous senior customer partners.
- Excellent commercial acumen, with dynamic understanding of 'open/closed book' contracts.
- Succeeds in building effective stakeholder and colleague relationships with the ability to influence management team's thinking to deliver high performance through a culture of inclusivity, accountability and ownership. Note: Role based in Northamptonshire with travel to outbases across UK and NI.
Transport General Manager - Responsibilities
- Resource management and control, including fleet build & renewal strategy, people recruitment, development, engagement & retention to delivery customer volume within agreed KPIs and open budgets.
- Safety, legal and policy compliance including fleet audit compliance, Ops Ex standards compliance and delivery of a safe operation through the achievement of H&S standards and KPIs.
- Deliver operational solution to delight the customer within agreed KPIs, including yard management across both sites in the Midlands campus, trunking from Midlands campus to multiple outbases across the UK & NI.
- Set strategy for the contract to delivery objectives and continuous improvement, communicating and cascade the strategic road map, through colleague engagement and empowerment for meaningful, purposeful work.
- Own the closed book procurement and management within SLA of subcontract hauliers, for trunking to Ireland, the operation of an Irish Outbase and final mile store delivery in Ireland with agreed budget and service KPIs.
- Represent the Contract at regional/national conference and collaboration opportunities to drive synergy and innovation to add value.
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