DHL Supply Chain
National Transport Manager
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Contract Type: 6 Month FTC/ Secondment Opportunity
Location: Daventry NN11 8NF
Ready to take your transport leadership career to the next level?
Are you looking for an opportunity that will challenge you, broaden your experience, and put your leadership skills firmly in the spotlight? We are excited to offer a 6-month Fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity for a National Transport Manager, a pivotal role leading our transport operations across Daventry and multiple UK outbases. This is a fantastic development opportunity for an ambitious transport professional who is ready to step into a highly visible position, working closely with both DHL senior leadership and our customer to drive operational excellence across a complex national network.
You'll have the chance to make a real impact, influence strategic decision-making, lead high-performing teams, and gain invaluable exposure to senior stakeholders up to Vice President level. Whether you're looking to expand your leadership capability, strengthen your commercial and operational expertise, or build your profile within DHL, this secondment offers the perfect platform to showcase your talents while contributing to the success of one of our key transport operations.
If you're passionate about transport, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and are ready for your next exciting career move, we'd love to hear from you!
What You'll Do
As National Transport Manager, you will have overall responsibility for the transport operation covering both Daventry and all UK outbases, ensuring the delivery of a legally compliant, high-quality and cost-efficient service to our customer.
Key responsibilities include:
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- Overall responsibility and control of the transport operation across Daventry and all UK outbases.
- Ensuring the delivery of a legally compliant, high-quality and cost-efficient transport service to the customer.
- Planning, coordinating, supervising, reviewing and reporting on the activities of transport teams through effective management, communication, leadership, motivation, training and development.
- Balancing workload, resource and equipment across two food depots to maximise service delivery while maintaining cost control across a 24/7 operation.
- Presenting transport cost and performance reviews to the customer and DHL senior leadership team on a monthly basis, including presentations up to Vice President level.
- Ensuring compliance with company policies and statutory obligations including Working Time Directive, Road Transport Legislation, Operator Licensing, Health & Safety and Quality requirements.
- Managing and delivering key performance indicators (KPIs) in line with contractual obligations and DHL expectations.
- Driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, customer satisfaction and service performance.
What You'll Bring
- You must be a International CPC Holder
- Experience of managing an O Licence operation.
- Relevant transport management experience within a fast-paced, dynamic retail environment.
- Strong relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Experience leading and developing teams within a transport environment.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the confidence to engage senior stakeholders.
- Strong commercial awareness with the ability to balance service, compliance and cost performance.
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Why Join Us?
- 33 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days
- Discretionary bonus based on performance
- Join our generous pension scheme and benefit from an 8% employer contribution, alongside a 4% employee contribution
- Free confidential 24/7 GP consultations
- Hundreds of retail and lifestyle discounts
- Affordable loans, savings schemes and free mortgage advice
Visit https://careers.dhl.com/global/en/working-at-dhl-supply-chain to learn more
Who We Are
We're the global leaders in supply chain management with 188,000 people in over 50 countries. Our expert teams work together to deliver for our customers across a range of industries including retail, automotive, healthcare and more.
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At DHL, we're all about creating a workplace where everyone's skills and experiences matter, and where you can be your true self every day.
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Please be aware that interviews are provisionally scheduled to take place during the week commencing 7th September. Applications received after this date may not be considered but will be added to our talent pool for future opportunities, subject to your consent. Please also be aware that we review applications continuously and where we have a large number of applications the application period may close ahead of the provisional interview date. To ensure your application is considered we recommend submitting it as early as possible.
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