Sciensus
Assistant Transport & Distribution Centre Manager
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Assistant Transport & Distribution Centre Manager
This is a hands-on, fast-paced role at the heart of our Distribution Centre operations.
As an Assistant Transport & Distribution Centre Manager, you’ll play a vital part in ensuring patients receive the right products, at the right time, in full compliance with clinical and regulatory standards. You’ll support the Transport & Distribution Manager in delivering safe, efficient, and high-quality distribution while helping maintain a positive, well-run depot environment.
If you thrive in operational settings, enjoy variety, and take pride in keeping things running smoothly, this role offers real responsibility and development exposure.
This is a full-time position working 48 hours per week, 5 days out of 6, with shifts between the hours of 5am – 8pm.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Supporting day-to-day operations to ensure service and KPI targets are met
- Assisting with driver management, route dispatch, and daily debriefs
- Monitoring fleet standards
- Supporting strict stock control, order reconciliation, and temperature-controlled compliance
- Tracking stock assigned to other sites
- Monitoring and reporting delivery adherence and adverse events
- Updating and maintaining accurate data across D365, FSM, and SEB board systems
- Assisting the site Responsible Person with safety, cleanliness, and compliance standards
- Escalating operational issues appropriately and covering the depot in the absence of the Manager
- Supporting projects, audits, and site initiatives as required
- Assisting with deliveries when needed to ensure routes remain within control
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What’s in it for you?
- A key operational role within Clinical Logistics
- Exposure to leadership responsibilities and depot management
- The opportunity to contribute directly to patient care and safety
- A supportive team environment with varied, meaningful work
- Development opportunities through project work and operational involvement
Who We’re Looking For
- A clean, valid UK driving licence
- Full DBS clearance
- Experience managing or supporting a team within a logistics environment
- Confident using Microsoft Office, email, and digital systems
- Highly organized with strong communication and people management skills
- Flexible, dependable, and comfortable working in a pressurized environment
- A proactive attitude with a genuine “whatever it takes” approach to operational support
What We Offer
We work hard to make sure colleagues feel motivated, developed, and recognized for the great work they do.
Additional to a salary of £35,234.80 per annum, we can also offer you a comprehensive benefits package:
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- 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
- Yearly pay reviews
- Refer a friend scheme
- Annual company event
- Contribution-based pension scheme
- Life insurance
- Bike to work scheme
- Employee benefits portal (cashback, discounts, wellbeing)
- Voluntary private medical after two years’ service
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities
At Sciensus Logistics, we are committed to developing and engaging a diverse workforce representative of the customers and communities we serve, to maintain our status as a leader in pharma services and deliver the best possible health outcomes for patients. #togetherwewin
Who we are?
Sciensus Logistics are a market-leading logistics provider, offering a dedicated temperature-controlled, pharma collection, and delivery service. Operating out of 16 locations across the UK with over 200 drivers, we proudly sit at the intersection of patients and their medicine, specifically those patients with chronic conditions, rare & orphan diseases, and cancer.
Combining powerful knowledge with the latest technology helps over 240,000 patients a year make the most of their medicine. We put the practical, emotional, and clinical support they need right at their fingertips.
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