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About the Role
Oversee daily transport operations, manage a team of Partners and agency colleagues, and ensure a productive, compliant, 7-day-a-week transport operation that meets service targets. Any time worked between 22:00 - 06:00 will attract Night Premium at a rate of £4.75 per hour.
Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with Health & Safety and EU driving regulations.
- Oversee the performance and wellbeing of the team.
- Drive continuous operational development and build high-performing teams through structured coaching, succession planning, and upskilling initiatives.
- Manage productivity and resources to maintain budgets.
- Identify and implement process improvements.
- Act as the deputy for the Transport Shift Manager and support them with operational tasks.
Requirements
- Must be 18 or older.
- Proven experience in a Transport or Distribution management role.
- Strong knowledge of EU and Working Time regulations, plus Health & Safety legislation.
- Experience managing disciplinary procedures.
Skills
- Google Sheets
- Google Docs
Location
- Coulsdon - Customer Fulfilment Centre
- 11 Ullswater Crescent, London, London, CR5 2HR
Work Type
- Fixed term contract
- Secondment
- 37.5 hours per week
- Between the hours of 05:00-23:00
- Rota’d weekend working
Experience Level
- Partnership Level 8
Education Level
- Transport Manager Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)
Salary/Compensations
- £36,600 - £57,600 per annum
Benefits
- Night Premium at a rate of £4.75 per hour for time worked between 22:00 - 06:00
- Enhanced Hours Premium where applicable
About the Company
- 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.
- We are ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail.
- We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify.
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- We're an inclusive business - for our Partners and for our customers, reflecting and connecting with the diverse communities that we serve.
- We want people from all walks of life to feel valued for their individuality, thrive in our business and share a sense of belonging.