Transport Manager

Manpower are pleased to be working with a fantastic road haulage provider who are looking for a new Transport Manager for one of their sites in Northampton.

This is a high responsibility position that will play a key part in delivering high levels of customer satisfaction, outstanding service as well as developing your own strong team.

Responsibilities

The ability to plan, monitor and distribute your transport team

Discover, negotiate and offer outstanding solutions

To improve on existing quality, thrive for better standards of service

Commercial understand of cost control and managing your own pool of drivers

To attend both virtual and face to face on site customer visits

Aiding the delivery of Key KPI's for existing contract.

Being the point of escalation for customer queries and concerns.

Training and developing your own transport team to best suit the customer

The successful candidate needs to have:

Advanced skills in Microsoft Office

Positive, growth mindset

Interpersonal skills and management experience

Strong communication skills both written & verbal

Natural problem Solver

An eye for detail, being able to notice things that others might look past

Strong knowledge of up to date compliance procedures

Advantageous

Experience of effectively running a successful contract in a high-pressure environment

National CPC

Hours of work: Monday to Friday, 50 hours per week on average.

Salary Package: Circa £30,000 / £35,000 however this can be made negotiable with proven experience and an ability to deliver