Transport Shift Manager – PM Shift Full Time NEW

As a Transport Shift Manager you will lead a high impact, 24/7 Transport operation as a key strategic leader. You will be responsible and accountable for managing and inspiring a team of First Line Managers, to consistently deliver excellent productivity and customer service while driving operational cost-efficiency. This is a pivotal role where you will shape the future of our transport network, including taking on full RDC management responsibilities during the absence of the General Manager and Transport Operations Manager.

At a glance

Job Title: Transport Shift Manager – PM Shift

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours of Work: Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday 14:00-22:00, to include occasional weekend working

Salary: £46,100 – £69,100, depending on experience

Location: Aylesford Regional Distribution Centre (RDC)

Interviews will be held in person at Aylesford RDC.

Key responsibilities –

As a Transport Shift Manager, your number one priority is to inspire and empower your team to create value for our customers and business. Your day to day role responsibilities will include:

• Managing a 24/7 transport operation that delivers to our branches and customers.
• Ensuring full compliance with all regulations, including EU driving and working time directives, and health and food safety guidelines.
• Managing and monitoring our vehicle maintenance program.
• Controlling departmental resources, including Partners, agency staff, and equipment, to meet Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Promoting a culture of continuous improvement across the department.
• Managing the RDC (Regional Distribution Centre) when the General Manager and Transport Operations Manager are absent.

Essential Skills / Experience

• Senior management experience, including leading and coaching other managers in a Transport / Distribution environment
• Extensive knowledge of Health and Safety and Transport legislation
• Experience of dealing with full disciplinary procedures according to ACAS guidelines
• Proven ability of managing senior stakeholders effectively, with experience influencing leaders

Desirable Skills/experience

• A Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) for National qualification with extensive knowledge of current EU regulations.
• Strategically minded, manages change with the ability to foresee potential issues

About The Partnership

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.

We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.

Important points to note:

It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.

We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications, and therefore, we recommend you apply early. If you require a reasonable adjustment due to a disability which means you may need longer to complete your application please contact us as soon as possible.

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.