Transport Manager – Global Leader – 18711 Ref: 18711

Ready to advance your career with a global leader that understands that success results from the incredible hardworking, dedicated, and diverse people like you we are proud to call our colleagues?

If you’re ready to further your career with a $9 billion leader that can provide you with stability and exciting challenges, whilst supporting your personal growth and career ambitions, we’d love to hear from you.

Role Info:

Assistant Transport Manager
Widnes
Competitive Market Salary

Values: Serious about safety. We prepare to prevent. Safety comes before profit. We do what we say. We stand by our word and the trust of others.
Company: Global Distributor of chemicals & ingredients used in everyday products

We have an exciting opportunity for a Transport Manager to join our team in Widnes.

In this role you will manage the day-to-day deliveries of product to our customers, always ensuring safety and compliance within our operational driver teams. You will support our operational driver teams, as required, to ensure that their role can be completed to the best of their ability, together with interact with customers to ensure that the deliveries are completed successfully to support service levels

Key Responsibilities:

+ Ensuring compliance and safety targets are met
+ Managing an operational driver team
+ Managing the end-to-end process of customer deliveries
+ Managing delivery fails and plan to reduce where possible
+ Managing additional equipment to ensure your team of drivers have the correct equipment + Providing direction, focus and leadership for your team of drivers
+ Reviewing performance against agreed objectives for your team of drivers
+ Operating within agreed budgets and support relevant analysis
+ Being an effective team member of the wider Univar transport function and share ideas and best practice around the network
+ Ensuring the needs of your personal development plan are met
+ Ensuring driver engagement levels are maintained and improved where possible

We Are Looking For:

+ Previous experience working as Transport Manager or running a transport operation
+ A UK resident and currently living in the UK
+ Have the right to work in the UK
+ Hold a full Driving Licence
+ Hold a Driver CPC
+ Transport manager CPC
+ Hold a Class 1 Licence
+ Care deeply about delivering a world class service
+ An ADR licence is desirable but not essential
+ Previous experience with bulk barrel deliveries is desirable but not essential

Who we are:

With revenues in excess of $9 billion, Univar Solutions is one of the largest chemical distribution businesses in the world. Our portfolio spans almost every industry, ranging from food ingredients and automotive to pharmaceutical, cosmetic and manufacturing industries. We deliver industry-leading products, services and technical support to help our customers find the right solution to their problems.

We are committed to fair employment practices for all our employees, regardless of race, nationality, religion or belief, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, maternity status or any other status protected by law.

Our Values:

+ Serious about safety
+ We do what we say
+ Where people matter
+ Valuable to others
+ Together we win

Sounds like a good fit? Apply here for a fast-track path to the Hiring Team who will review your application within 1-2 business days.

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