Depot Transport Manager

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At Hermes we’re always on the lookout for top talent to join our growing business. In fact, we never stand still, we work hard, make quick decisions and deliver to our ambitious goals every day.

We have exciting opportunities for a Depot Transport Manager to join our growing depot team.

Why Join our Depot Transport Team?

Driven by our four values of; Do the right thing, Dare to be different, Strive for more and Be customer obsessed, our vision is to be the carrier of choice for every consumer in the UK. Hermes work with over 80% of the UK’s leading high street retailers including ASOS, Boohoo, John Lewis, MissGuided and Next.

At Hermes, we lead the way in delivery. We’re market leaders and we invest to keep on growing. Our 6000+ employees, 33,000+ couriers, 5000+ ParcelShops and 500 lockers handled over 630 million+ parcels in 2020 alone.

We deliver greatness together. We work together to keep hitting deadlines and breaking records across our 30+ strong network of depots and hubs. You’ll join a great team at a great time for our business.

What You’ll Do

This isn’t an easy job and at times you will have to deal with large volumes but at Hermes we act and adapt. Fast. You’ll be given the space to get the job done, thinking quickly to hit moving targets.

The Depot Transport Manager will be responsible for the Compliant and Efficient management of the Deport transport operation and the improvement of driver standards. The role will also be responsible for ensuring full compliance for vehicles and drivers, the reporting and management of accidents and the management of vehicle PO logs, meeting agreed Transport/Fleet targets.

This is a varied role where you will work cross-functionally with our Planning Function to review and optimising routes and delivering continuous improvement on route planning efficiency as well as being commercially minded identifying and execute cost saving opportunities at Depot level.

You will work with and Engage our Driver teams to ensure that efficient, Driver best-practice is always followed and work with the drivers and key depot personnel to measure and control the reduction of vehicle damage.

Essential Skills & Experience Required

• National CPC License holder.
• PC literate in programmes such as Microsoft Office.
• Experience in legislative compliance
• Experience in a Transport Operation
• System knowledge of fleet systems as Lynx, Isotrack, Tachomaster, etc.
• To be Financially astute in order to drive cost saving efficiencies and initiatives
• Be able to influence internal and external 3rd parties
• Some Technical knowledge of HGV, LGV
• Experience of managing teams of people
  

Desirable Skills & Experience Required

• Desirable Qualification: International CPC licence holder
  

What We Can Offer You

We can offer you a competitive salary (with overtime on a premium rate), up to 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays, 3% contribution into your pension, life assurance and income protection.

On top of this, we offer a great range of flexible benefits that aim to provide something for everyone, so whether you want shopping vouchers, insurance or healthcare we’ve got you covered.

This role offers fantastic opportunities for you to climb the career ladder. That’s why we also give you the opportunity to further your driving qualifications up to Class 1 (Cat C+E) driver.

Apply Today!

If you are ready to develop your career in an empowering, growing yet supportive business then why not join us? Clicking apply is the first step to joining Hermes, where people deliver!

At Hermes, we don’t just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, we thrive on it and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.