We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Transport Supervisor to contribute to the success of the Great Bear Transport Department at our Sheffield site.

You will participate by overseeing the transport operation, efficiently planning the transport resources whilst maintaining daily communication with operational teams, vendors and customers regarding network/route plan changes.

Shift Pattern: Monday-Friday, 6am-2pm. 

Salary: £32,500 per annum.

Key Duties of a Transport Supervisor include, but are not limited to:

• Organising and controlling the daily transport operation to meet all legal requirements, provide a timely and cost effective delivery service, whilst achieving all contract specific KPI’s.
• Communicating with Transport Planning Teams and Management to maximise backloads as well as identifying cost saving opportunities, trailer utilisation and cost efficiency.
• Supporting the Transport Planning Team, Operations Manager and Administration Teams to ensure we comply with the customers’ requirements and procedures.
• Ensuring effective planning and utilisation of drivers and sub-contract haulage for deliveries out of multiple warehousing sites, ensuring full legal compliance.
• Managing all aspects of driver performance to achieve or surpass expectations and KPI’s.
• Reviewing the strategic transport plans daily in relation to providing cost effective solutions and reacting to unexpected issues.
• Acting as a point of escalation to manage any queries and issues from our customers, sub-contract hauliers and warehousing sites.
• Building and maintaining good working relationships with team members, vendors, hauliers and partners.
• Creating, maintaining and supplying various databases and spreadsheets for management reporting.
• Project management of a range of single and multi-disciplinary transport projects involving responsibility for resourcing, financial management and controls including the timely and reliable delivery of objectives.