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About the Role
Lead regional internal transport planning operations, ensuring effective scheduling, resource allocation, and outstanding service delivery across EMR's own fleet. Manage the transport planning team, drive operational excellence, and establish a culture of continuous improvement. Ensure transport operations are safe, compliant, cost-effective, and customer-focused, while supporting people development and the wider EMR organization.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the day-to-day management of the internal transport planning team and ensure the effective delivery of regional transport operations.
- Lead, organize, and standardize planning processes to ensure efficient scheduling, vehicle utilization, and service delivery in line with EMR policies and legal requirements.
- Monitor daily and weekly service levels, track KPIs, produce monthly performance reports, and identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency.
- Oversee dispatching, routing, and vehicle tracking, promoting excellent customer service alongside cost- and fuel-efficient transport solutions.
- Establish and manage transport rates with the support of the Network Operations Manager, ensuring accuracy and consistency across internal systems.
- Support recruitment, resource planning, driver inductions, ongoing training, and employee engagement, fostering a positive culture of safety, communication, and continuous improvement.
- Ensure operational compliance with ADR, waste regulations, and other applicable legislation.
- Conduct safety audits and oversee incident investigations in partnership with HR and SHE coordinators.
- Work closely with the Fleet team and fleet engineers to ensure vehicles, trailers, and equipment are maintained in line with good practice and Operator Licence requirements.
- Monitor fuel, transport expenditure, and haulage recovery, supporting cost-effective purchasing, servicing, repairs, and budget planning.
- Hold regular driver and staff briefings, encourage feedback, and share best practice across the wider EMR organization.
Requirements
- Previous experience in transport management, preferably within a busy operational environment.
- A valid Standard National or International CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence).
- A proven track record of cost-effective purchasing and monitoring expenditure.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage confidently at all levels.
- A commitment to Health, Safety, and Environmental policies and procedures.
- Strong geographical knowledge of the operating area is essential.
- Willingness to travel widely and work extended hours when required.
- Ability to lead from the front, inspire positive driver engagement, and build effective working relationships across the business.
- Appetite for planning and continuous improvement.
- Practical approach to problem-solving.
- Ability to anticipate operational trends.
Skills
- Transport planning
- Operational excellence
- People development
- Scheduling
- Resource allocation
- Service delivery
- Team management
- Continuous improvement
- Safety compliance
- Cost management
- Customer service
- Fleet management
- Financial oversight
- Communication
- Collaboration
Location
- UK
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Experienced
Education Level
- Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)
- NEBOSH certification or other relevant safety training (desirable)
- LGV Class C or C+E licence (desirable)
Benefits
- Competitive pay rates
- Bonus scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus option to buy or sell
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Employee support - including life assurance and critical illness pay
- Wellbeing scheme - unlimited access to GPs and counselling, and cash back on health and wellbeing
- 24/7 anonymous health and wellbeing advice
- Financial support - including affordable loans, savings plans, advanced earned pay and education
- Money off shopping, utilities, entertainment and more
- Cycle to work scheme
- Ongoing training and development plans
About the Company
- EMR is a global leader in metal recycling, recovering, reusing, and recycling valuable materials from end-of-life metals, plastics, and other materials.
- The company processes thousands of cars, buildings, factories, ships, railways, and industrial equipment, turning them into low-carbon materials for manufacturing, infrastructure, energy, and transport.
- EMR helps to avoid 19 million tonnes of carbon and 10 million tonnes of waste to landfill annually, protecting nature, resources, and the future.
- EMR has been voted a Great Place to Work for four years running and one of the UK's Best Workplaces in Manufacturing, Production and Transportation.
- The company fosters an inclusive environment with collaboration, humility, and hard work.
- EMR is aiming for a place in the top 60 companies in the UK for continuous improvement.
Equal Opportunity
- The people who work here are from varied backgrounds and have a variety of beliefs, all of which are accepted and respected.
- EMR offers a fantastic and inclusive environment.