Assistant Traffic Manager (Permanent)
Assistant Traffic Manager
Manchester
Salary - £Competitive DOE
Job purpose
To manage the running of the company's fleet, drivers and traffic team safely within the boundaries of all current transport legislation, whilst maintaining profitability and ensuring targets are met.
Key responsibilities & Accountabilities:
Ensure default jobs are allocated correctly and in a timely fashion
Ensure all jobs have correct delivery/collection method allocated and set to correct status
Ensure agency drivers are booked as and when required to cover vehicles/routes without employed drivers
To route/plan all distance vehicles including any vehicles requiring backloads
To supervise traffic planners to ensure all deliveries/collections are completed and any delays/failures are communicated in a timely fashion and recorded correctly
To supervise traffic planners to ensure daily/weekly duties are completed by agreed deadlines
To complete mentor duties by agreed deadlines including the documenting of any meetings required
Support team members
Communicate any issues that could compromise our service
Complete weekly costings for agency usage
Complete weekly wages report
Core competencies:
Works as an effective member of the team
Attend and contribute appropriately to formal and informal team meetings
Communicate effectively and professionally with colleagues, suppliers and customers in a timely fashion
Positively influence the improvement of the service provided
Implement all relevant company policies
Work with awareness of H&S, Fire & Equal opportunities regulations
Lead and advise on areas of own technical expertise
Apply knowledge and experience to positively influence operational decision making
Consistently demonstrate high levels of commercial awareness
Demonstrate good use of leadership and delegation skills
Able to work alone on own initiative and/or as part of a team
Demonstrate a good knowledge and understanding of all current transport legislation
Excellent planning + routing ability
Carry out any other duties within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job as requested by management.
Qualifications:
CPC National (Preferred but not required depending on experience)
Man management/Team building and coaching skills (Preferred but not required depending on experience)
Driving licence
TO apply please send your CV to
Randstad Business Support acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Business Support is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.