Based at our Redhouse, Doncaster warehouse.
Shift: Thursday - Saturday/ Wednesday - Saturday rotation 04:00 - 16:00
The roleAt NEXT, our transport operation is fast-paced, time-critical, and vital to keeping our business moving. Working closely alongside the Transport Assistant Site Manager, you will step into a key leadership role where you will make a real difference by ensuring your shift runs smoothly, safely, and cost-effectively. You will be responsible for prioritizing workloads, managing daily operations, and motivating our transport co-ordinators and drivers to hit key efficiency targets. From day one, you’ll be part of a supportive management team with all the training and backing you need to succeed, while we help you build the skills and experience to progress into an Assistant Site Manager role in the future.
What you'll take onIt is your job to ensure the shift is well-organized, highly motivated, and operating at the highest standards of safety and efficiency. On a day-to-day basis, you will:
- Lead and develop: Manage, coach, and support your team of drivers and co-ordinators, holding regular meetings to communicate achievements, resolve issues, and build a positive team culture.
- Manage operations: Oversee the day-to-day running of your shift, monitoring actual events against daily and weekly plans to meet service levels for our internal and end customers.
- Ensure strict compliance: Oversee all 'O' Licence requirements and statutory road transport legislation, actively monitoring driver hours, tachograph infringements, and vehicle defect reporting.
- Prioritize health and safety: Conduct daily floor and yard walks, complete risk assessments, and lead accident investigations to ensure all processes comply with company policies.
- Handle shift administration: Manage payroll accuracy, conduct timely Return to Work interviews, and update performance and training records in partnership with the Site Coaching Manager.
- Control costs: Monitor fleet safety and resource utilization to keep operational costs down while maintaining excellent service standards.
To thrive in our busy transport function, you will need to think on your feet and remain composed when managing changing priorities. We are looking for:
- Engaging leadership: Proven experience leading and coaching people, with an approachable style and a natural sense of fairness that boosts team morale.
- Transport expertise: A solid background in transport operations, including a working knowledge of road transport legislation, compliance, and driver safety rules.
- Problem-solving skills: The ability to analyze issues, identify root causes, and take swift, logical action to keep operations on track.
- Strong organization: Excellent structured planning skills, with the ability to manage your own workload and your team's tasks effectively under pressure.
- Clear communication: Great interpersonal skills to build positive relationships with third-party providers, colleagues, and the wider management team.
- Technical and practical skills: Good computer literacy (including Microsoft Excel and Word), relevant health and safety awareness, and a full driving licence.
- Sharesave scheme
- 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
- Generous bonus scheme for many roles
- Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
- Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
- Free on-site parking
- 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
- Hot deals and exclusive offers from over 3,500 retailers through our online benefits platform
- Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
- Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
- Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
Skills Required
- Proven experience leading and coaching people
- Background in transport operations and knowledge of road transport legislation and compliance
- Ability to analyze issues, identify root causes, and take corrective action
- Strong structured planning and organisational skills to manage workload under pressure
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to build relationships with providers and colleagues
- Good computer literacy including Microsoft Excel and Word
- Relevant health and safety awareness
- Full driving licence
What We Do
BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world and is advancing the world of health by improving medical discovery, diagnostics and the delivery of care. The company supports the heroes on the frontlines of health care by developing innovative technology, services and solutions that help advance both clinical therapy for patients and clinical process for health care providers. BD and its 65,000 employees have a passion and commitment to help improve patient outcomes, improve the safety and efficiency of clinicians’ care delivery process, enable laboratory scientists to better diagnose disease and advance researchers’ capabilities to develop the next generation of diagnostics and therapeutics. BD has a presence in virtually every country and partners with organizations around the world to address some of the most challenging global health issues. By working in close collaboration with customers, BD can help enhance outcomes, lower costs, increase efficiencies, improve safety and expand access to health care. In 2017, BD welcomed C. R. Bard and its products into the BD family. For more information on BD, please visit bd.com.
