- Responsible for domestic FTL- UK Imports / Exports- Key Customer Account Management- Operations - Driver & Vehicles- Planning and Monitoring delivery's

 Manager of the Lubricants division for Ireland and Fuels for Northern Ireland. To include multiple blue chip customers. Responsible for the entirety of the lubricants division from sales, operations, planning right through to the P&L. Achieved consistent profit at 35% from implementing changes in the business division. After streamlining the Lubricants section I was able to take on additional responsibilities including managment of the Fuels section in the Northern Ireland. I was also heavily involved in the Fuels section in Dublin helping with the supervision of the Dublin based fuels contracts. In total there are 130 drivers reporting to the Dublin team. I was responsible for maintaining excellent driver tachograph and working time directive compliance. Generation, Review and updating of SOP’s and risk assessments. Investigation and reporting of Incidents (RCA’s or 5 whys) issuing and following up on recommendations and corrective and preventative actions. Ensuring no repeats. Leasing with fleet in order to keep to vehicle service schedules. Member of the strategic planning team.

Responsible for the day to day running of the transport department. Fleet management. Interviewing and enrollment. Analyze and alter fleet, teams and contractors to reduce costs. Purchasing trucks. Manage warehouse staff. Route delivery runs. Keep fitters diary for installations. Project manager on site for big installations (office blocks). Liaise with production manager to insure deadlines are met and promise dates are adhered to. Conduct investigatory meetings with problem staff and decide level of disciplinary in a legal and above board manner. Reduced carriage outwards costs by 20% with a net saving of around €65,000, witch should give an annual saving of around €135,000. Even though sales have greatly increased from recent years I have still managed to keep costs up to €13,000 a month less than previous years.

 Route vans and trucks throughout Ireland in optimum cost effective manner. Detailed routing in north east, midlands and Dublin areas with control of 15 rigid trucks and 25 vans. Ensured all data entry (Approx 2000 jobs entered on system daily) done accurately, spot any discrepancies and rectify them.  Allocate adminstration to appropriate depot/area. Ensured team leader is fully briefed and all staff are allocated their work loads. Ensured optimum staffing levels are in place to ensure deadlines are met, and where necessary provide relief for other departments. Liaised with warehouse manager to ensure all trunking requirements are met, and any possible problems that may arise are foreseen where possible and dealt with accordingly. Organised and conducting interviews. Dealt with customer queries, parcel tracking and keeping customer relations – taking hot/cold calls. Worked under pressure to meet deadlines in fast paced environment on a daily basis. Meeting with M.D. on a quarterly basis to discuss possible new clients and their needs, the changes or additions to existing customer’s needs and problems or discrepancies that need fine tuning.  Organised Christmas parties for the last 2 years. Key holder; when problems arose - on call over the weekends, delivery problems fire alarms going off ect. Implemented a bonus structure for staff to reward timekeeping and good attendance and listed maximum tolerance negatives of the latter thus issuing warning’s when rules are breached.

 Commenced as a Warehouse Operative progressed to Assistant Supervisor after 10 months and after a subsequent 6 months was promoted to Supervisor. Ensured all warehouse staff have their workloads and know what their doing. (Shift of 10) Loading and unloading trailers and checking in the freight on a manifest detailing any discrepancies there may, damages or Meeting trailer deadlines on a daily basis. Organising driver’s in the yard to optimise loading space. Pre-brief next shift supervisor on previous shift developments and ensuring all the necessary information is passed on. Ensure safety standards are met at all times. Key holder; open up and lock up on the weekends.