Transport and Commercial Manager

The Transport and Commercial Manager RoleJoin us as our Transport & Commercial Manager! Heading up our friendly and busy team based in Bournemouth. You’ll oversee the day to day operation of Daish’s Coaches, taking full responsibility for the committed team in our office as well as our 30+ drivers. You’ll have full P&L responsibility for Daish’s Coaches and will be responsible for both vehicle and driver compliance. The role is full time and will include weekend and early evening working, shared between the office management on a rota basis. You’ll be reporting directly to Daish’s Commercial Director and working closely with the wider group management including our hotel managers. The role is predominately office based in Bournemouth, however travel to our hotels and third party garages will also be required. Responsibilities You’ll be fully responsible for the operation of Daish’s Coaches which includes: Driver complianceCoach Vehicle ComplianceOverview of driver scheduling and management of the logistics managerMaintenance scheduling with third party workshops and management of Fleet Manager. Fuel buyingOverview of driver scheduling and driver compliance Full P&L responsibility and close monitoring and management of budgetsEnsuring all aspects of the coaching operation confirm to all relevant legislations and maintain all documentation and systems required to fulfil ‘O’ license requirements.Maintaining process of procedures for driver management including all insurance and disciplinary requirements. Dealing with Insurance claimsEnsuring driver training is up to dateIntroducing new and improving existing company policy documents and risk assessments. Skills and Experience We are looking for a candidate with the following: Strong experience in TransportTransport Manager CPC Qualification (Preferably Coaching)PSV Driver QualificationStrong communication and people management skills Ability to implement and enhance processesGood IT skills in particular email, previous compliance software experience and excel. Ability to demonstrate sound commercial thinkingOn top of a competitive basic salary, we offer performance related quarterly bonuses as well as a yearly bonus related to the group’s performance. We offer 29 days paid holiday (including Bank Holidays) and a Company Contributory Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme. You’ll be given a company laptop and mobile phone. Daish’s offers a great value staff and family and friends holiday scheme which offers heavily discounted stays at our 12 hotels. Our offices are based in our Bournemouth Sands Hotel which enjoys a great position on Bournemouth’s West Cliff which is near to the beach, cliff top park and is a short walk from Bournemouth’s popular town centre - plus there’s free on-site parking.You’ll also benefit from a 50% discount at our hotel coffee shop and be able to soak up some sun on our popular roof terrace. You’ll also gain access to Daish’s LifeWorks which offers discounts on multiple high street names and various other wellbeing services. A little bit about us:The Daish’s Group is an award winning, family owned and operated company with over 40 years of history in providing the best value coach and self-drive breaks in the UK. Daish’s now owns and operates 12 hotels in some of the most popular UK destination along with a fleet of 35 coaches which offer pickups from a variety of locations in England and Wales. While we’ve grown a lot in our 40 year history, our core values have never changed and we pride ourselves on delivering our core values of providing clean and comfortable en-suite accommodation, live nightly entertainment, an enjoyable half-board dining experience and great customer service. Daish’s is routinely recognised within our Industry for providing excellent customer service and its why so many of our customers return time and time again – many enjoying multiple trips each and every year.
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