Logistics Manager
hace 4 horas
Doncaster
Location: ReFood, Doncaster Business: The ReFood AD plants operate as integrated recycling units, processing a variety of food wastes to produce biogas, renewable electricity, heat and ReGrow (a nutrient-rich fertiliser for local farms). The plants also recycle the food waste packaging providing an environmentally sustainable solution for all waste producers looking for a safe method of diverting food waste from landfill. The Position Applications are invited for a Logistics Manager (ReFood Group) based at our Doncaster site. This is a full time, permanent, position working 40 Hours per week. As a Logistics Manager, your duties and responsibilities will vary on the Company’s requirements but will include the following: Hold ultimate responsibility for the performance, compliance, and efficiency of all transport sites. Ensure alignment of policies, procedures, and service standards across each department while allowing for site-specific flexibility. Monitor group-wide KPIs and service levels, providing guidance to ensure site teams meet and exceed targets. Lead, support, and mentor each site’s Transport Manager, fostering consistent leadership standards and communication across sites. Oversee staffing levels, training, and development to ensure teams are well-resourced and skilled. Facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing across the departments. Ensure all sites operate in full compliance with legal and regulatory obligations (e.g. driver hours, fleet maintenance, vehicle licensing). Maintain group-level responsibility for O-licence compliance and vehicle road worthiness. Oversee transport audits, accident investigations, and corrective actions across allocations. Manage transport budgets at the group level, with oversight of spend at each individual site. Monitor costs, analyse variances, and identify group-wide opportunities for efficiency improvements and cost savings. Drive continuous improvement projects across the departments, such as telematics, fuel efficiency, route optimisation, or decarbonisation. Standardise systems, reporting, and performance dashboards across all sites for transparency and consistency. Identify and implement group-wide initiatives that improve safety, reliability, and sustainability. Act as the central point of contact between the transport function and other areas of the business, including senior leadership. Be the escalation point for any serious incident, disruption, or operational failure at any transport site. Ensure each site has a robust business continuity plan in place and that responses are coordinated at group level when needed. Manage and optimise relationships with third-party suppliers, ensuring compliance with contracts, performance standards, and cost-efficiency across all sites. The Person Transport operations qualifications (CPC National/International). Good decision-making skills, assessing situations to determine the importance, urgency and risks. Ability to prioritise workload to ensure tasks are completed in a timely manner. Full UK driving licence. Ability to travel with occasional nights away from home if required. Flexible, hardworking and able to work under own initiative. Ability to motivate others. Strong organisational skills. Be innovative and forward thinking. Ability to work well as part of a team. Salary: Competitive Salary plus Company Benefits • Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted due to the high volume of CV’s being received