Fleet Compliance Manager in Coatbridge

Responsibilities

• Legal & Safety Compliance: Ensure adherence to all relevant transport and health and safety legislation, including operator's licence conditions and DVSA regulations.
• Fleet Maintenance: Manage vehicle maintenance schedules, service, repairs, and inspections to ensure all vehicles are road‑fit.
• Driver Management: Ensure all drivers have the necessary licences and qualifications, monitor driver hours, and manage issues like tachograph infringements.
• Record Keeping: Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date records for vehicle maintenance, driver records (licences, CPC, etc.) and driver hours.
• Risk Management: Assess and mitigate risks related to transport operations; investigate incidents, manage fuel usage, and handle infringements.
• Policy & Training: Communicate compliance requirements to staff and develop or deliver training materials to ensure standards are met.
• Auditing & Reporting: Conduct audits, monitor data to detect systematic failures, and report on service quality levels.
• Driver Performance Monitoring: Monitor and manage drivers’ performance per drivers duties booklet.
• Vehicle Security & Presentation: Enforce security disciplines, ensure vehicle presentation meets company requirements, and report defects to maintain roadworthiness.
• Driver Training Program: Maintain a driver training program to increase skills and route knowledge.
• Incident Management: Prompt, effective reaction to breakdowns and accidents.
• Compliance to DTP contractual requirements: Achievement of KPIs and investigation of customer service issues.
• Health & Safety & GDP compliance: Ensure department meets all H&S and GDP procedures.
• Leadership & Motivation: Provide effective leadership, regular briefings/debriefings, coaching, mentoring and performance monitoring.
• Continuous Improvement: Work with management to drive efficiencies within the Service Centre.

Qualifications

• Experience running a large LGV fleet covering all operational areas.
• Experience leading transport operations, including drivers and administrators at various locations.
• Solid leadership skills to engage drivers and deliver efficient performance.
• Experience interacting with transport systems, processes & data, such as Microlise (and ability to learn other systems).
• Good numeracy and literacy skills.
• Organised, analytical, structural, independent, tenacious and comfortable in communicating with others.
• Openness to process and change management.
• Knowledge of the pharmaceuticals industry (desirable).
• Management Transport CPC required.

Additional Requirements

• All management roles within the Service Centre must be “on call” for emergency orders.
• All management roles within the Service Centre must participate in a weekend working rota.
• Travel to link points and other locations may be required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law. Harassment is prohibited, and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non‑discriminatory. Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process in accordance with legal requirements.