Date posted: 23/10/2017


Job Details

  • Reference No.HT/632
  • DepartmentTransport
  • Hours per Week45
  • LocationStowmarket Depot
  • Grade10
  • Reporting toHead of Operations
  • Closing Date30/06/2023 12:00 am
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Transport Manager – Stowmarket

There’s every chance you’ll have eaten our food, so why not share our success and come and work for us? Bidfood is a leading wholesale food distributor and the preferred supplier for over 60,000 customers across the UK, ranging from pubs to schools, from restaurants to care homes and everything in between.

From Lands’ End to John O’Groats, whether our customers want just a teaspoon or a full range of catering supplies, we’ll supply their needs. We work as a team to provide every food option from quality ingredients to finished meals, including a number of own brand ranges as well as all the big brands and regional specialties. We believe in our food, and we know that our people behind the scenes are so very important in our success.

At Bidfood, we recognise that the quality of our Transport teams is instrumental to our success. Our Transport Managers need to be able to recruit, induct, train, coach and engage their teams, to inspire them to be the best they can be.

You’ll manage the daily operation and performance of the Transport department in order to provide the expected service to internal and external customers within budget. In doing so, you’ll make sure the depot fleet is compliant with all relevant legislation and all goods are delivered to designated delivery points in the timescale required.

You’ll ensure effective teamwork within the Transport Department and that all Transport employees adhere to the required standards of performance.

You’ll be responsible for the department budget and controlling all costs, as well as ensuring standards of customer service exceed what is required by the company.

You’ll maintain all Company equipment, including commercial vehicles, to a high standard and make sure all relevant records are maintained in order to conform to legislation as well as maintaining all documentation relating to tachographs and driver hours.

To be successful in this role you’ll have very strong people management and development skills and be able to build strong relationships with other departments. A holder of the CPC qualification and with experience in a fast-moving food distribution environment, you will also have good computer literacy skills and be flexible in order to meet the needs of the business. If this is you, we look forward to hearing from you.

 

Benefits

4%/4% matched pension scheme rising to 6%/6% with service, 33 days (including bank holidays), funded private healthcare for you and your partner, digital GP, executive medicals (with age qualifier), life assurance, personal accident scheme, employee discounts, employee helpline and counselling, free onsite parking and flexible benefits including buying holiday, healthcare cash plan, critical illness cover and dental plan.

Apply

To apply, please complete an application form which can be collected at the depot, or send your CV to: Steph Reynolds, Head of Operations, Bidfood, Needham Road West, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14
Email: stephaniereynolds@bidfood.co.uk

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