Susan Chapman
Transport Manager
Barton-Upon-Humber DN18
07513456410

I have worked in the transport industry for the past 23 years. The past 15 years as a Transport Manager/Shift Manager. My technical and people management skills are firmly established and I enjoy work that is both taxing and challenging. When required I am able to make quick decisions, but I also respect the input of others. I am equally at home working individually or as part of a team, I can think on my feet and have a flexible and direct work style, whilst always putting professionalism first.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Transport Consultant
Kestrel BCE
2016-07 – Present
Managing the transport operation for a specialist building products company, legal compliance, Working with the current staff to improve profitability and improved working practices within the transport department.

Transport Manager
Clugston Distribution Services
2013-07 – 2016-05
I worked in the Bulk Food/Powder tankers department. Managing the transport operations on a day to day basis from planning to driver management I was also responsible for a team of 25 drivers. Ensuring legal compliance was adhered to with relation to transport law and working time directive. I was the O licence holder for the site.

Transport Manager
Imperial Tankers
2010-09 – 2013-06
Day to day running of the Immingham depot, managing the transport for the total contract, managing special fluids/ADR listed products from the refineries out of Killingholme to all parts of the United Kingdom. I was responsible for a team of 14 drivers, ensuring that they carried out their duties safely and correctly ensuring a first class service to all of clients/customers. I was also the nominated transport manager on the O Licence.

Transport Duty Manager
Next Distribution Ltd
2010-01 – 2010-09
Managing a team of 20 drivers, delivering companies own goods to hundreds of stores and distribution centres across the united kingdom, ensuring drivers/staff adhered to all working practices/Health and Safety rules. Planning the vehicles and ensuring all legal compliance drivers hours etc, Driver debriefs, general admin duties, carrying out Safety site audits.

Logistics Transport Supervisor/Transport Shift Manager
TNT Logistics/DHL Logistics
1999-08 – 2009-12
I worked in a busy transport office, providing a first class delivery service for Kimberly Clark throughout the UK. Planning, Driver compliance, managing drivers hours, compiling kpis, reports, drivers wages, disciplinarys, working with on site clients, ensuring company profitability, I also managed 23 drivers and 3 members of the traffic team, ensuring that all staff adhered to customer deadlines, policies and procedures.

Transport Supervisor
Cleanaway Ltd
1996-08 – 1999-08
I worked in a busy transport office, providing a waste disposal service for local businesses. Duties included supervising a team of 12 drivers. Liaising with landfill sites ensuring the correct and safe disposal of customers’ wastes, checking drivers’ hours, tachographs etc. and routing vehicles, standing in for the depot manager in his absence.

Traffic planner
Premier Poultry
1994-05 – 1996-08
I was responsible for routing 23 vehicles delivering fresh and frozen poultry nationwide. Responsible for compiling drivers’ wages, ordering fuel, checking the driver’s tachographs etc

EDUCATION

Bowmandale County Primary School Barton

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES

CPC National/International
Present

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

I am a very hard working person who will thrive on any challenge that is set for me, I will carry it out to the best of my ability. I cope well under pressure and I have a very sound knowledge of transport law and logistics.

Qualifications

English O level
Mathematics O level
French O level
Biology O level
Commerce O level

Word processing RSA. Stages II & III
First Aid at work