AddressBhattewad Group has operated in Queensland since last year. We are a growing business and we have expanded at a good pace in the last 6 months. Our company operates a fleet of 35 vehicles and is a provider to Australia’s most extensive delivery services. We are looking for a Transport Company Manager to lead our team. We are looking for someone with exceptional team management skills who is driven, focused, and target-oriented.
The objectives of this role would be as follows:
- organizing the purchase and maintenance of transport vehicles, equipment, and fuel
- liaising with clients to determine requirements and providing customers with advice and information regarding vehicle type, purchase or hire rates and obligations and handling complaints
- receiving orders and bookings, and planning and implementing transportation schedules
- ensuring goods are stored and transported in conditions that will maintain their quality
- arranging collection and delivery of vehicles and goods
- maintaining business records and preparing operational statements and reports
- coordinating activities associated with the arrival, departure, loading, and unloading of trucks/vans
- ensuring compliance with occupational health and safety regulations
The key responsibilities of a successful candidate will be as follows:
- Ensuring sufficient transport capacity to meet customer demands
- Providing hands-on support & mentoring to drivers and monitoring/ managing performance
- Providing leadership and support to the region on all Safety matters and CoR compliance
- Ensuring efficient transport operations meeting budget expectations
- Fleet Management (Capital) and Workshop / Maintenance of capital assets
- Cost management
- Implementation and administration of fleet management via Microsoft Office, Macros, Adobe & cloud-based software
- Ensures that the firm's regulatory and compliance requirements are met in relation to the vehicle fleet owned and operated by the company
- Setting expectations and priorities for the team on a weekly, monthly, and annual basis
- Attend Monthly Directors Meetings
- Maintain vehicle inspection reports
- Responding to ALL customer inquiries
Skills/ Experience:
- Bachelor of Business
- Diploma of Business & Management
- Advanced Diploma of Leadership & Management
- Advanced Diploma of Business & Management
- Strong supervisory or management experience within the Transport/ Logistics industry
- Proven business acumen with a successful track record in cost management and business improvement
- Effective communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to influence and negotiate a variety of internal and external customers
- Strong exposure to risk & safety management
Starting salary will be based around $70,000 - $80,000 excluding Superannuation.
If you consider yourself well-equipped for this role, please send your resume and cover letter to *****@bhattewadgroup.com
