About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Fleet Transport Manager to join our Preston Service Centre and become a key member of the site's senior management team.

Reporting to the Regional General Manager, you will take overall responsibility for the safe, compliant and efficient operation of our transport function, leading a team of Driver Team Managers and more than 170 drivers, with additional agency support during peak periods.

You will play a key role in ensuring we consistently deliver a high-quality service to our customers while maintaining excellent standards of safety, compliance and operational performance.

This is an opportunity for an experienced transport leader to make a real impact, developing our people, improving the way we operate and helping us deliver positive and sustainable change across our transport operation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day transport operation, ensuring high standards of service, safety, compliance and productivity.
• Lead, support and develop Driver Team Managers, drivers and agency colleagues, creating an engaged and high-performing team.
• Promote a strong health and safety culture, ensuring company policies and relevant transport legislation are consistently followed.
• Oversee a temperature-controlled fleet of vans and LGVs and ensure the safe, secure and compliant movement of products throughout the delivery cycle.
• Manage transport budgets, labour costs, fleet utilisation and operational performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve route efficiency, productivity and service delivery.
• Develop the capability of the team through coaching, training, performance management and succession planning.
• Lead and support continuous improvement and operational change initiatives.
• Build effective relationships with colleagues, customers and other stakeholders across the wider network.

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Skills and Experience

We are looking for someone with:

• Experience leading transport or fleet operations within a distribution, logistics, delivery or similarly fast-paced operational environment.
• Strong people leadership skills and experience managing and developing operational teams.
• Good knowledge of transport legislation, fleet compliance, operator licence requirements and health and safety.
• Experience managing operational performance, including budgets, labour costs, service levels and KPIs.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across different levels of an organisation.
• A practical approach to problem solving and the confidence to make decisions within a busy operational environment.
• CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence) qualification.
• A full UK driving licence.

Experience within temperature-controlled transport, healthcare, pharmaceuticals or another highly regulated environment would be beneficial, but isn't essential. Knowledge of route optimisation, sustainability initiatives, large-scale change programmes or multi-site transport operations would also be welcomed.

Benefits include

• Discretionary Bonus
• Car Allowance
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• Private Healthcare
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Additional employee benefits
• Opportunity to join the senior leadership team of a critical service operation

What Cencora offers

​Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

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The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

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