Transport Supervisor

About NVD
Founded in 1980 as a family-owned business, NVD UK was established to support vehicle manufacturers by ensuring the timely and incident-free distribution of their products. Over the years, we have become a trusted one-stop solution, delivering all three core pillars of outbound logistics: transporting, storing, and enhancing our customers’ vehicles before final delivery.

Since our inception, NVD UK has led the way in pioneering the digitisation of the Finished Vehicle Logistics (FVL) industry. As early adopters of emerging technologies, we have introduced significant efficiencies that save our customers both time and money. Our commitment to progress, innovation, and continuous service improvement remains central to our business ethos today.

Role Summary

This role involves the direct supervision and support of the driver team at NVD UK, focusing on operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and performance management. The supervisor is responsible for optimizing load lane performance, ensuring fast truck turnaround, and achieving high load factors.

Pay and Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package

• Tyre purchase scheme

• Annual leave purchase scheme

• Discounted gym membership

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Mental Health and Wellbeing Scheme

• A supportive, inclusive working environment with opportunities for career growth

Key Responsibilities

• Supervises the day-to-day activities of the Drivers in NMUK and support your driver team.

• Supervises load lane performance and helps drivers in achieving fast truck turnaround and good load factors.

• Assists the Transport Manager in ensuring that drivers are in overall compliance with the OWT Act and working time legislation insofar as it applies to drivers.

• Maintains day to day responsibility for the daily performance of drivers and in consultation with the Transport Manager, implements corrective action where required.

• Takes an active interest in promoting the driver score and in increasing all driver scores to achieve target.

• Assist with managing fuel usage to lowest possible levels.

• In conjunction with the Planning Office and the Transport Manager, helps to reduce damage and helps the drivers to meet damage targets as may be set from time to time.

• Works closely with the HR and Safety Department to ensure that the NVD transport safety programme is operating to expectations.

• Works closely with the Fleet Manager if required to facilitate certain maintenance targets and helps with reducing driver caused maintenance events.

• Demonstrated people management experience.

• Carry out and record truck audits.

• Car Transport Driving is advantageous but not essential.

• Good leadership skills

Who we are looking for

• Lead by example and willing to support team in a ‘hands on’ manner

• Enthusiastic high energy people focused individual

• Ability to motivate and manage a team

• Works well under pressure

• Good communication skills

• Must hold a C+E licence, Tacho and CPC.

Equal Opportunities
National Vehicle Distribution (NVD) is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We value openness, innovation, customer focus, and operational excellence. We actively promote equality and prohibit discrimination based on gender, marital or civil status, family status, age, disability, sexual orientation, race, or religion, in accordance with UK equality legislation. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals and are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone can thrive and contribute to our shared success.

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