Transport Regional Resource Manager

Recruiter
Confidential
Location
United Kingdom
Salary
33000.00 - 36000.00 GBP Annual
Posted
10 Jun 2022
Closes
08 Jul 2022
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
JOB SPECIFICATION

REGIONAL RESOURCE MANAGER

Job Summary

Reporting to the Head of Resource, each Regional Resource Manager will be responsible for ensuring that the correct level of driver and vehicle resources are in place at all terminals in their region and providing the planning team with a diary of these from which to plan each day.

Job Responsibilities

* Maintain short, medium and long term awareness of the resource requirements in your region.

* Liaise with the appropriate planners on a daily basis in order to flex resources up and down in order to maximise efficiency whilst maintaining the highest levels of customer service.

* Authorise all drivers holiday and other absence requests.

* Working 4 weeks in advance, ensure that any driver resource shortfalls are covered in the first instance through local overtime, then through cross-contracting, then through booking agency resource.

* Where necessary, engage with clients in order to provide updates on upcoming resource provision

* Develop strong working relationships with planners and drivers in order to maximise the benefit of those relationships.

* Act as duty manager on a rota basis with full responsibility for managing operational issues that occur during this time. This includes dealing with incidents on a desktop basis where possible, and resolving resource shortfalls.

Qualifications / Experience Required

* Experience in resource management or planning

* Experience of engaging with drivers on a regular basis

* Knowledge of ATOSS beneficial but not essential

Terms and Conditions

* LTM-equivalent level role

* Huddersfield based.

* Involves rostered weekend working, including one weekend in eight