Transport Manager

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. We believe in our food, and we know that our people behind the scenes are so very important in our success.

This is an exciting time to joining Bidfood Salisbury depot as we are undergoing an extensive upgrade of our site, to increase our capacity and improve our facilities. Bidfood is also investing in the latest delivery routing systems and customer delivery technology.

What does this mean for you?

We are seeking an experienced and successful Transport Manager to play a key role in our Transport department. At Bidfood Salisbury, we recognise that the quality of our Transport teams is instrumental to our success. Our Transport Manager needs to be able to recruit, induct, train, mentor, coach and engage their teams in order to inspire them to be the best they can be.

A bit about the role

You will be accountable for the Transport department budget, as well as delivering high standards of legal compliance, safety, team engagement, and customer service.

You will ensure that all company assets are well maintained, including; cages, commercial vehicles and relevant records are maintained in order to conform to legislation as well as maintaining all documentation relating to tachographs and drivers hours.

A bit about you

You will be able to build strong external and internal relationships with all stakeholders to ensure effective team work and collaborative approach. You will manage the daily Transport operation through a team of supervisors, ensuring that all legal, safety, service, people and cost targets are met or exceeded.

What we can offer you

Pension
25 days Holiday pa
Healthcare Cash Plan
Employee DiscountsHow to apply for the Transport Manager job:

If you have the skills and experience required for this Transport Manager job, just click “apply” today and watch out for an email giving you more information on how to tailor your application and provide a cover letter or any other supporting documents you may have.

You must be eligible to work in the UK