Profile

An assertive, determined and decisive Transport Manager used to working in uncomfortable and extremely pressured environments whilst meeting targets. I have excellent communications skills from my experience delivering instructions and enforcing compliance. Working alone or in a team I can lead and manage personnel whilst still carrying on with my own work. I empower my team ensuring they all have responsibility giving them high morale and purpose. I am used to making on the spot decisions on a daily basis and adapting to different scenarios, often changing the plan. Unable to leave questions unanswered I will always endeavour to find an answer. I have been the Transport Manager for vast amounts of equipment including 40 vehicles, 25 trailers and 15 generators whilst still managing large teams of personnel effectively. I am now seeking employment as a Manager within logistics as I thoroughly thrive on the challenge it brings.

Key Skills
●     Proactive approach to finding work whilst also managing a team
●     Reliable and punctual whilst also working to tight deadlines
●     Managing equipment and personnel whilst working to policy
●     Disciplined and highly organised
●     Assertive and decisive leader able to communicate effectively
●     Fine attention to detail, always seeking improvements
●     Proficient in the use of various IT systems
●     Effective, confident communicator at all levels to personnel from various backgrounds. Whether it be meetings, one to one, presenting, teaching or briefing
●     A true multi-tasker, willing to take on any challenge

Qualifications
●     CMI Level 3 Diploma in First Line Management (QCF)
●     C + E License
●     Certificate of Professional Competence Road Haulage (International)
●     CILT Level 3 Award in Warehousing (Awaiting results)
●     Level 3 Highfield Award in Health & Safety in the Workplace (Awaiting results)
●     I have one £2000 grant to use towards further professional development

Career History

2007 – Present
British Army

2017-Present
Recruiting Co-ordinator
●     Working alongside CAPITA, delivering Europe’s largest recruitment process outsourcing
●     Attract and nurture candidates throughout their journey to join the Army
●     Invent and refresh new ideas for recruiting
●     Organise and manage Army presence at large scale events
●     Present and deliver Army in education toolkits including presentations and workshops
●     Interview applicants, assessing suitability
●     Manage staff including ensuring they comply with policy, manage welfare issues, authorise leave and developing their careers
●     Deal with complaints or issues from candidates or gatekeepers
●     Host walk in clinics ensuring candidates are well informed, extracting information to find them the right job
●     Consulting senior personnel on forward thinking strategy
●     Acting as a role model for potential recruits and serving Soldiers

2012-2017
Transport and Stores Manager
●     Responsible for approximately 80 platforms including vehicles and plant equipment
●     Managing the booking, collection and accounting of fuel
●     Forecast and arrange servicing
●     Fault diagnosis and fault fixing, if necessary out sourcing
●     Ensure all relevant paperwork is up to date and maintained, all vehicles have a full service and work history
●     Ensure a break-down procedure is in place, maintain and manage break-down equipment ensuring the vehicle departs complete, including fire fighting equipment
●     Plan routes and brief drivers
●     Liaise with other departments directly either on the phone or face to face, including rolls Royce and Landrover
●     Ensure all parts are placed on order
●     Authorise journeys ensuring the vehicle is serviceable
●     Following tight deadlines ensuring vehicles are ready to deploy at short notice
●     Ensure personnel are compliant with drivers hours, where necessary re-training
●     Manage a team of personnel to complete basic fault diagnosis, fixing and basic user level servicing. Ensuring morale and welfare are of the highest priority whilst ensuring strict deadlines are met
●     Keep up to date on policy, ensuring all personnel are briefed
●     Attend weekly meetings delivering information to senior management
●     Administrator for the IT system used for transport, ensuring new personnel are inputted into the system and resetting passwords
●     Arranging effective new methods for the management of vehicles, in which I was greatly thanked by senior management for my effective method of forecasting. This was distributed as a method for all to use
●     Acting as assistant for the senior personnel manager, acting up when required
●     Ensuring a Regiments worth of vehicles are deployed and maintained during deployment, this could be up to 30 vehicles + equipment at any one time
●     Create and deliver equipment care lessons
●     During a new position asan Aviation Communications Supervisor I was invited by senior management to return to the position of transport manager due to its failure upon my departure. In doing so I managed to greatly increase the statistics for fully serviceable equipment
●     Deliver orders daily for personnel and ensure tasks are carried out
●     Carry out internal audits, host external audits in which I received high scores every time
●     Identify and rectify issues, often advising senior management on ways to improve

2011-2012
Recruiting team member

2008-2011
Radio Operator

Additional Qualifications and Education
●     9 GCSE’s C and above including Maths, Science and English
●     Regimental Signals Instructor
●     Assistant Equality and Diversity Advisor
●     Application Specialist
●     Army Recruiter
●     Aviation Communication Specialist
●     Security Cleared up to Secret