Transport Manager

Ballybrit Business Park, Galway, Ireland
Supermac's Distribution Centre is currently seeking a Transport Manager for their depot in Ballybrit Business Park, Galway.
Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
As Transport & Logistics Manager you will have responsibility for the management of a fleet of company-owned trucks, rigid and artic vehicles, delivering dry and paper products, together with perishable and frozen food products daily to over 100 locations throughout Ireland and Northern Ireland.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day Operations, Route Planning, Compliance, Troubleshooting, Budgeting, and Cost management, together with planned maintenance and upkeep of the fleet.
In addition, the role involves management and rostering of drivers, managing driver hours, holidays, weekend mobile unit, and event catering transport whilst ensuring regular communication and teamwork with other areas including the Purchasing and Warehouse Manager to ensure a coordinated and timely delivery of goods in keeping with main business needs.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Management and Supervision of the Route Planning, factoring in new locations to deliver and collect from, as well as evaluating routes in the interest of driver hours, efficiency, and vehicle suitability.
Management of all transport personnel including recruitment and onboarding of drivers, and ensuring they are fully trained and set up to meet required standards.
Scheduling of full and part-time drivers every week, in keeping with the demands of the business and including the mobile units/catering events.
Actively involved in driving, evaluating routes and truck efficiency, whilst remaining hands-on and able to oversee all maintenance of vehicles and relevant compliance in keeping with legislation.
Planning resources in terms of trucks and personnel to meet demand during high-volume weekends/seasonality.
Managing driver holidays to ensure cover and fairness.
Understanding our business, ensuring the transport function fully supports our stores and thus ensuring the delivery of first-class products and customer service at all times.
Planning, arranging, monitoring, and controlling maintenance and testing of vehicles and maintaining all associated up-to-date documentation (operational, administrative & legal).
Management of Breakdowns, Costings, Compliance, Route Planning, Productivity, and Labour resources.
Compliance with all Legal, Regulatory, and Company Standards about the transport of goods/organisation of working time/employment law.
Ensuring adherence to the company H&S Policy and proactively contributing to the maintenance of a safe working environment.
Working with warehousing and other departments professionally and courteously, mindful of the many challenges each department has, and bringing a cooperative approach to enable a positive working environment.
Requirements:
A full Rigid and Artic Licence, up-to-date Digi Card and CPC training, plus a minimum of 5 years recent experience managing the Transport Function, including drivers, maintenance of trucks, compliance in keeping with legislation, whilst maintaining budgets and efficiency.
In addition, we require the following:
An outgoing personality, together with a good knowledge of the transport systems in Ireland and an enthusiastic approach to your work.
Excellent verbal and written English along with an excellent telephone manner.
Good standard of education preferably with a third-level qualification or relevant diploma ideally related to logistics, transport, or supply chain.
(This is not essential but preferred)
Experience in the tight control of operating costs and ensuring regulatory compliance.
Good understanding of the role of Transport & Logistics Manager and to be strongly committed to staff as well as personal development.
A highly organised, adaptable, flexible, conscientious, mature and self-confident individual of integrity with a calm but focused personality and ability to work under pressure.
Please submit an up-to-date CV along with a Cover note quoting the job title through this website or Post it to the HR Department, Supermac's Head Office, Ballybrit Business Park, Ballybrit, Galway.
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