Sub Contracting & Logistics Manager

Salary: £48,000 – £66,000 per year

The role of Sub Contracting & Logistics Manager is to ensure that the business remains compliant and in line with all due diligence in relation to Logistics, Transport, Sub-contracting and obtaining quality products and services from 3rd party suppliers.

The role is integral in ensuring that the company and its suppliers operate legally and compliantly and in line with the groups purchasing and ethical policy.

Your role will be but not limited to; Communication and implementation of Health and Safety policies, procedures and compliance against all legislative and governance requirements; To ensure the logistic department of every depot; control and comply with fleet maintenance, schedules and maintenance costs; control and manage properly driver’s hours, working time and compliance management; comply with the management of company operating license; use PRISMA /internal systems accordingly for all logistic operations; to be proactive with new continuous improvement plans and ideas; to reduce transport cost per tonne to achieve budget; develop and update the contractor data base, commercial agreement and protocols for ongoing supplier management, including the ongoing creation, rationalisation and management of “preferred suppliers”; vet and approve all suppliers through the businesses evaluation method including regular audits to ensure adherence to quality systems and legal compliance; establish a benchmark of KPIs and SLAs for all contractors which can be used to measure their performance, providing the business with regular performance reports against pre agreed indicators; negotiate contractual arrangements with suppliers, ensuring value for money and excellent service levels are maintained and optimised across all categories of expenditure; regularly review and evaluate our contracts and processes across logistics and sub-contracting seeking continuous improvement; procurement of fleet including quotations, tenders and manage all fleet contract, lease hire, maintenance; lead a small team covering logistics and subcontracting.

In order to be considered for the Sub Contracting & Logistics Managers position you will have a University degree in a technical/organisation subject; demonstrable expertise of running transport operations and working in transport improvement projects; demonstrable experience of the UK’s Waste management, Recycling and Resource Recovery industry; demonstrable experience of defining and delivering transparent services with clearly defined service metrics; proven track record in similar role with demonstrable experience of creating and delivering a sub-contractor strategy including establishing commercial agreements and overseeing and ensuring legal compliance; knowledge of transport planning and routing systems; knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and SAP; CPC in National Road Haulage; Master/Post graduate degree in transport or supply chain; experience in Waste and resource Management Industry, legislation and governance knowledge; Q.S.E. knowledge/training; relevant qualification in managing Health and Safety.

For a full job specification, please email a copy of your CV to Rebecca