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Job Description

Duties and responsibilities

• Responsible for execution of the backhaul activity with stretching revenue growth targets to be delivered YOY.
• Responsible for the day-to-day management of Sainsbury\'s transhipment planning across several sites ensuring SLAs and KPIs are met.
• Responsible for event planning of promotional volume into the Sainsbury\'s network, including engagement of senior stakeholders and network planning teams, operational transport and warehouse teams and haulier management teams
• Support the Central Transport Manager in providing operational leadership in all aspects of planning the operation and providing KPI and financial reporting.
• Build credible, influential relationships with key stakeholders, facilitating collaboration internally and externally to deliver high service levels
• Work cross-functionally within the Sainsburys contract and wider Wincanton Group teams building long-term planning strategies to achieve business objectives.
• Demonstrate a CI mindset, analysing current operational processes and performance, recommending and delivering solutions to improve.
• Develop, present and oversee the creation of reporting, ensuring required outputs are completed in a timely and accurate manner to strict deadlines.
• Control of the third-party haulier payment process, responsible for the process of paying hauliers accurately with a significant annual spend.
• Promote high colleague engagement and act as a role model for organisational culture and values.
• Lead, inspire and engage the Central Transport team with support from the Central Transport Manager. Demonstrate and drive outstanding performance by supporting, developing and coaching colleagues.
• Continually evaluate skill sets within the team, proactively identifying future talent and building succession plans whilst implementing development plans to address gaps.

Experience, Skills, and Attributes

• Self-motivated, team player able to work autonomously with minimum supervision.
• Proven decision-making skills, excellent attention to detail with high accuracy levels and ability to analyse information
• Excellent people skills and able to manage, motivate and develop colleagues
• Strong ability to communicate with and influence internal and external stakeholders, including meetings with customers, conveying facts, data and ideas in a clear and articulated manner.
• Experience in presenting, reporting and communicating to a senior management audience
• Proactive with a can-do attitude and agile mind-set, with the ability to form strong working relationships with all levels of the organisation
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, complex and dynamic environment with significant change, ambiguity and adapting to evolving requirements
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, to be able to \"connect the dots\" and approach issue resolution with a \"forward-looking\" view to anticipate and address problems
• Ability to prioritise and work well under pressure
• Previous experience working and planning in Ortec, at a Network or Multi-Site level is ideal
• Employee base is flexible but must be available to be in Rugby on a regular basis within the week, and as required. Occasional travel around the wider network will be necessary.

Key relationships and stakeholders

• Sainsburys Network Senior Managers
• Wincanton Sainsburys contact Senior Managers
• Wincanton Group Transport Management teams
• Sainsburys network planning teams
• Sainsburys RDC Transport and Warehouse management teams
• Sainsburys & Wincanton Finance teams
• Sainsburys Tech & Wincanton IT teams

About Us
Wincanton is a leading supply chain partner for British business, providing supply chain solutions up and down the country. With over 20,000 colleagues across more than 200 sites and an 8,500 strong fleet of vehicles, we put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We are \"Great people delivering sustainable supply chain value\".

Our Commitment
Our people are our most important asset and as such we are constantly expanding our capability programs to provide you with opportunities to build and extend your professional skills and career opportunities. Continuous learning takes place through a broad variety of opportunities and types of engagements. Access to the latest technological innovations in the logistics and supply chain industry, as well as Wincanton\'s deep knowledge and expertise in our field, constitute a superb platform for your professional development.
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity for all employees. We want to create an environment where all colleagues feel safe, supported, and valued, whilst feeling they can be their whole selves within our workplaces. We are proud our colleagues represent us and our successes.
Attracting diverse teams, we believe in creating an inclusive, respectful organisational culture for our colleagues and future potential talent joining us.

About Us

Wincanton is a leading supply chain partner for British business, providing supply chain solutions up and down the country. Through a wealth of experience and knowledge Wincanton provides business critical services including storage, handling and distribution; high volume eFulfilment; retailer \'dark stores\'; two-person home delivery; fleet and transport management; and network optimisation for many of the UK\'s best-known companies.