National Transport Manager

We have an exciting opportunity for a National Transport Manager to join the Frontier team at Sandy in Bedfordshire on a permanent basis.

You will oversee the Bulk Fleet Management Team in operating a safe, compliant, and efficient fleet with a well engaged workforce delivering excellent customer service. You will use your analytical skills and business acumen to help further develop the potential of our national fleet of bulk tipping vehicles, transporting grain throughout the country.

We are open to applicants from outside of the transport and agricultural sectors who would like to further their business development within the UKs leading crop production and grain marketing business.

The Benefits

Competitive salary

Company car

Private Health Insurance

25 days holiday per calendar year with option to purchase 5 more days

Dedicated Learning & Development team to support you and your career

Employee Assistance Program providing 24 hours support & advice in areas such as health and wellbeing for yourself, your family & friends (up to 5 people in total)

Increased Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave benefits for eligible employees

Life Assurance scheme and pension plan with employer contributions of up to 7%

Cycle to Work Scheme, employee retail discount scheme and free eye test vouchers

About You

Analytical with a forward-thinking approach and excellent planning skills.

Inquisitive and able to quickly develop a good understanding of how our business systems work.

Have a tenacious approach to continuous process improvement, with a focus on performance management.

Able to manage people through collaboration and with empathy.

Able to manage and engage stakeholders to aid effective delivery of initiatives.

Able to deliver projects, tasks and initiatives effectively through to a successful conclusion.

Proficient in relevant transport legislation (training will be provided to the right candidate).

Experience within a transport/distribution environment would be an advantage but is not essential.

Able to work with regularly changing priorities

Must hold a UK driving licence and be happy to travel to other sites, as required

Your Role

As a National Transport Manager your role will involve:

Managing the Bulk Transport Team, with direct responsibility for the 6 managers.

Maintaining a strong culture of adherence to health and safety, legislation and trade assurance schemes.

Developing and supporting the managers in meeting expectations and holding them to account if required.

Effectively plan & deliver workforce requirements 12 months in advance, ensuring downtime is at a minimum.

Planning vehicle placements throughout the country to suit workflows and to maximise efficiency.

Forming a national overview of company workflows, identifying opportunities for the fleet, challenging current working practices as required.

Developing a good understanding of the companys grain planning systems to show potential work streams.

Managing the profitability of the bulk fleet using company reports in-line with company expectations, identify issues or improvements required and addressing them.

Managing our 3rd party work contracts, maintaining current routes and identifying/developing any further potential routes.

Ensuring drivers are being managed effectively by utilizing a fair and consistent approach.

Effectively managing the availability of vehicles.

About Us

Frontier is a successful and growing business. We are the largest crop production and grain marketing company in the UK, with over 1,000 employees and a turnover of more than £1.5 billion.

With a vision to be the first-choice employer in UK agriculture, we are committed to delivering a culture where people are at the heart of our success.

Award winning for our commitment to people, we have been recognised by Great Place to Work institute since 2012 and we are proud to be ranked by them in the top 30 UK best large places to work.

Our business approach is underpinned by our core values Integrity, Customer focus and Expertise or ICE. These values support our whole philosophy and way of working and we are always looking to attract talented individuals with either industry knowledge or specialist skills that will help us deliver consistently to these values.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We have a clear commitment to equality of opportunity and diversity encouraging fairness and equality of treatment for all. As such we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

We recognise the value of a workforce in which people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to introduce fresh ideas and contributeto the business goals.

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive environment with inclusive employment policies, such as progressive flexible working and parental policies.

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