Lee CVPage
Head of Transport – Wren Kitchens Ltd
Barnsley
leeholmes78@gmail.com
07890341201

WORK EXPERIENCE

Head of Transport
Wren Kitchens Ltd – Barton-upon-Humber
April 2016 to Present
Duties:
• Full control of the transport operations, leading a team of 2 regional managers and 5 transport managers to meet and exceed the demands of the business.
• Manage the transport operation across 3 sites – Larkhall in Scotland, Howden and Barton in Yorkshire.
• Open up sites across the country (London, Bristol, Warrington). I have located and set up an Outbase at Hoddesdon with over 120 staff and I have also set up Bristol with over 60 staff. These have a Transport Manager and shift supervisors & admins to ensure the depot runs efficiently.
• Manage a budget of circa £21million.
• Improve fuel efficiency and MPG. Lead the assessor team to drive forward the driving styles by focusing on the top and bottom performers each week
• Procurement of new vehicles and assets. I have purchased 62 brand new artic trailers, 20 class 2 home delivery vehicles, 10 new artic vehicles and I am in the process of changing the fleet dynamic from vans to 7.5t vehicles.
• Develop H&S culture. Ensure risk assessments and SSOW are up to date. I have implemented a behavioral awareness culture where the supervisors and managers engage the staff and coach on bad habits and compliment on good ones.
• Full O license responsibility including keeping VOLS up to date and accurate.
• Manage the fleet via the fleet manager and fleet team. Ensure supplier reviews are carried out. I have implemented R2C into the network.
• Legal compliance. I have implemented an infringement policy and implemented Tachomaster.

Senior Transport Operations Manager
Hermes Parcelnet – Warrington
August 2015 to April 2016
Duties:
• Manage the trunking operation across 3 sites – Tamworth, Nuneaton & Warrington
• Manage a budget of circa £20 million
• Be accountable for 250 drivers, 12 shift managers, 24 team leaders and an administration team
• Utilise a fleet of 87 units and 250 trailers
• Ensure legal compliance

Night Transport Duty Manager
Next Plc – Wakefield
November 2012 to August 2015
Duties:
• O License compliance
• Monitor budget / KPI targets and data
• Manage a team of drivers, supervisors, clerks & admin to achieve operational targets
• Carry our disciplinaries / appeals & grievances
• Continuous improvement
• Be responsible for site in the absence of site manager
• Health & Safety

Transport & Operations Manager (cold storage & distribution)
ACS&T Logistics – Grimsby
August 2012 to November 2012
Estate Road Number 2
South Humberside
Grimsby
DN31 2TG
Role: Transport & Operations Manager (cold storage & distribution)
Duties:
• Operational cover across 3 sites
• Transport improvements – objectives to increase department profitability and fuel usage
• Manage cold store in absence of cold store manager to include management of KPI’S
• Manage Transport department in absence of transport manager
• Disciplinaries, grievances and absence management
• Staff development
• Continuous improvement

Transport Shift Manager (food logistics)
Gist C/O Carlsberg Brewery – Leeds
June 2005 to June 2011
Duties:
• Manage 50 drivers, 8 shunters, and admin / debrief team over 7 days, 24 hours period
• Includes accident investigation, disciplinaries, appraisals
• Monitor KPI’S, compile reports, ensure department meets budgetary obligations
• Vehicle & driver utilisation
• Communicate with a number of internal and external customers
• Conduct various projects as required to ensure operational improvement, for example I reviewed the stock control system and implemented a new system which resulted in a 10% efficiency increase in stock loss

Transport Co-ordinator
Goldthorpe Industrial Estate – Rotherham
June 2003 to June 2005
Dutes:
• Supervise a team of 20 drivers and 1 shunter to include; Driver debrief, investigations
• Route planning for 18 vehicles nationwide
• Customer liaison, internal stakeholder engagement

Assistant Manager
Motosave Ltd – Leeds
October 2002 to June 2003
Duties:
• Lead a team to achieve targets and KPI’S on a daily basis

EDUCATION

GCSE’S in English, Maths & Science
Holgate Secondary School
1993 to 1998

SKILLS

SAP

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Barnsley College 1998 – 2000
GNVQ Advanced Level 3 in Business Management

Barnsley College 2000 – 2002
Higher National Diploma in Business Management

Leeds Metropolitan University 2010 – 2011
BA (Hons) Business Management 2:2
(distance learning top up)

Other Qualifications:

CPC National (2006)
CPC International (2008)
Class 1 HGV License (2007)
Prince2 Foundation & Practitioner (2011)
IOSH Managing Safely (2014)

Technical Knowledge

Ortec superuser trained
DPS superuser trained
Paragon Superuser trained
Tachomaster
Microlise & Isotrak
SAP