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CoreStaff Recruitment are currently seeking a Regional Resource Manager for a permanent position with our client based in Huddersfield. The Regional Resource Manager is 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. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is reliable, to work for an industry leading logistics provider in a specialist sector, with opportunity for progression. Training will be provided for the right candidate.
Hours of work: Monday to Friday (37.5 hours per week) with one hour’s unpaid lunch break per day. Normal office hours are Monday to Friday 9.00 – 17.30. Duty Manager responsibilities on a rota basis will include a mix of early and late shifts between the hours of 7.30am and 8pm on weekdays and weekends between the hours of 9am and 5.30pm. When working late shifts that require office presence until 8pm, you will also be expected to be available between the hours of 8pm and 10pm on an on-call basis. Where a weekend is worked, an equal amount of time off in lieu will be awarded.
Benefits:
£38,000 Salary
25 Days’ Holiday Rising with Service + Bank Holidays
Company Car
Fuel Allowance
Private Mileage
Paid in House Training
Progression Opportunities
Company Pension
Life Assurance
Cycle2work Scheme
Discounted Gym Membership
Employee Assistance Programme
BP Fuel Card
Company Mobile Phone
Laptop
Vodaphone Discount
Company Sick Pay
In order to apply you must:
Have a confident and friendly telephone manner and to be able to liaise with people at all levels.
Have the ability to work shifts on a shift pattern that covers mornings, evenings and weekends.
Have experience working with IT, particularly Microsoft Office – Outlook and Excel, in an office environment.
Live within a 1-hour commute.
Be flexible in your working hours and cover shifts when required.
Duties and responsibilities will include:
Maintaining short-, medium- and long-term awareness of the resource requirements in your region.
Liaising 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.
Authorising 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, engaging with clients in order to provide updates on upcoming resource provision.
Developing strong working relationships with planners and drivers in order to maximise the benefit of those relationships.
Acting as duty manager on a rota basis with full responsibility for managing operational issues that occur during this time