John Smith
Transport Manager – TJF Transport
Milton Keynes
07389142781

WORK EXPERIENCE

Transport Manager
TJF Transport – Great Brickhill – 2001 – Present
Great Brickhill, Milton Keynes
Duties: Planning routes and scheduling delivery times for a fleet of 6 vehicles, managing a team of HGV drivers, making sure the operation meets its targets, coordinating staff training, putting together performance reports for directors, arranging vehicle maintenance, MOTs and tax payments, organising vehicle repairs and replacements, managing contracts and developing new business, submitting quotations, hire of Agency drivers and third party Haulage as and when required, calculation and payment of drivers wages, authorization and payment of suppliers accounts, preparation of company accounts and quarterly VAT returns.

Transport Manager
Buildbase – Milton Keynes – 1997 – 2001
Duties: Planning routes and scheduling deliveries of building materials for a fleet of 11 vehicles, managing a team of HGV drivers and Yard staff, making sure the operation met its targets, coordinating of staff training, putting together performance reports for directors, arranging vehicle maintenance, MOTs and tax payments, organising vehicle repairs and replacements, managing contracts and liaising with Suppliers and Customers, hire of Agency drivers and third-party Haulage as required.

Weighbridge Operator & Transport Manager
Dalgety – Milton Keynes – 1982 – 1997
Duties: Initially employed as a Weighbridge Operator but quickly promoted to Transport Supervisor. Mainly supervisory responsibilities including calculating of wage costs and national insurance contributions. Organising staff rota’s to ensure effective cover of shifts. Managing and motivating my team to ensure that all our customers received a 1st Class service. Planning routes and scheduling delivery times for a fleet of 11 vehicles. Liaison between Production Department and Dispatch. Authorisation of Suppliers invoices and employment of third party Haulage as and when required.

Shipping Clerk
Evans Brothers Publishers – London – 1980 – 1982
London
Duties: Taking and processing customer orders via Dispatch Department, raising of Sales Invoices & Credit Notes, preparation of Export documents, liaising and booking of Freight Forwarders Air and Sea Cargo.

Shipping Clerk
Gillette Industries – London – 1976 – 1980
Isleworth, London
Duties: Taking and processing customer orders via Dispatch Department, raising of Sales Invoices & Credit Notes, preparation of Export documents, liaising and booking of Freight Forwarders Air and Sea Cargo

Office Junior/Consolidation Air Freight Clerk
London-Heathrow Airport – 1973 – 1976
Duties: Started off as an Office Junior and progressed through to Air Freight Clerk. Making Air Freight bookings, creating Airway bills and Customs documentations as required for the country of destination, calculation of Air Freight costs. Liaison between Air Freight carriers and customers

EDUCATION

Hounslow Primary School – London
1995-03

A-levels in Mathematics
Hounslow Manor School – London
1972

SKILLS

Driving
Budgeting
Confidence
Excel
Excellent communication skills

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Key Skills:

Experienced Transport Manager with TM CPC, 7.5 t driver with Drivers CPC
Confident Manager with excellent communication skills
Ability to run a fleet of vehicles, multi-task and supervise staff
Strong numerical and analytical skills, computer skills in MS Office, Word & Excel
Preparation of cost-effective budgets, monitoring of legal compliance
Flexibility and the ability to address any problems or issues proactively