Department Manager - JL Primary Transport

ABOUT THE ROLE . At a glance Role Title: Department Manager, JL Primary Transport Position: Permanent position Location: Magna Park NDC Hours of Work: Full Time, 37.5 hours per a week. 06:00 - 14:00 Sunday to Thursday (flexibility based on the needs to the business) Salary: £44,800 - £67,200, Annual - Shift Premium 5% About Role As a Department Manager JL Primary Transport you will need to provide strong leadership across the national Transport operations network, with full responsibility and accountability for managing the 24 hour, 7 day a week National Transport operation. To lead a team of Managers, Transport office Partners,Partner Drivers and Agency Drivers. Ensure full legal compliance with current EU driving legislation and the Working Time Directive. To deliver exceptional on time in full customer service, whilst ensuring that the department is cost effective. To influence the future Transport strategy using innovation and technology to ensure continual success of the operation and to meet the growth requirements of the business. To deliver industry leading transport strategies across the operation and as part of the wider Transport management team. What You'll Be Doing Ensure full legislative compliance across all areas, including EU driving regulations and the working time directive, whilst operating within health and safety guidelines. Manage a diverse vehicle fleet comprising tractors, trailers and rigid vehicle whilst ensuring utilisation and supply meet demand. Manage the network as Duty Manager on a rotating basis (24/7), offering assistance to branches, National Distribution Centres and wider network. Support the production and delivery of the strategic business plan for Transport operations. Manage budget and deliver costs within budget, with full variance and root cause analysis. To work collaboratively with Central Transport, Customer Delivery Hubs, Waitrose and e-commerce ensuring efficiencies and working practices are shared. Lead change positively and support Partners in preparing for change by encouraging development of their skills, behaviours and confidence. Recognise both talent and poor performance, tackling poor performance in an honest and fair manner, applying current disciplinary procedures. Support your colleagues and line reports to do the same. Essential Skills You’ll Need Full, valid UK driving licence. Experience of leading a team with a Transport or Distribution environment. Management CPC qualification (Or able to achieve this qualification within a discussed timeframe) Desirable Skill You'll Need Experience of leading a team of managers IOSH Managing safely qualification NEBOSH General certificate Familiar with vehicle telematics systems, preferably Microlise Familiar with transport planning and execution system preferably Microlise or Paragon Familiar with transport compliance software particularly FTA vision Familiarity with fleet management software particularly JAAMA . Closing Date: May 29, 2025 Pay: £44,800.00 - £67,200.00 Annual Contract Type: Permanent Hours of Work: 37.5 Job Level: Partnership Level 7 Where You'll Be Working: Magna Park Distribution Centre (John Lewis & Partners), Fen Street, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK17 8EW ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there never been a more exciting time to join us. We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose. As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect. We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective. As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it. Important points to note: It important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles. We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants. We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview. At the John Lewis Partnership we’re not just employees; we’re co-owners, and that why we’re called Partners. Being a Partner means not only do we all collectively share the responsibilities of being the UK largest employee-owned business, but we also share in its rewards and successes. It this ownership model that makes the Partnership a very unique place to work.