My client, a leading organisation within their sector are looking for an experienced Assistant Transport Manager to support the Transport Manager in the day-to-day management of their driver operation. You will lead a large and growing team of 55+ route drivers and 10+ emergency drivers, working closely with the Driver Trainer to maintain high standards of performance, attendance, compliance and customer service. This is a hands-on role for someone who is confident managing people, solving problems and working in a fast-paced transport environment. Key Responsibilities: Take overall responsibility for the management of the driver team Oversee the daily 4:30am - 6:00am dispatch process, ensuring all routes are covered and operating effectively Take responsibility for daily dispatch, driver cover and operational problem-solving Manage and maintain all Daily and Route Allocation Templates, ensuring drivers, vehicles and routes are correctly allocated Investigate delivery and driver-related complaints and take appropriate action with the driver concerned Monitor driver performance, attendance, timekeeping and conduct, addressing issues promptly Manage and support driver investigations and performance-related matters. Conduct driver recruitment, interviews and new-driver inductions. Oversee driver compliance with company procedures and standards. Work closely with the Transport Admin team to support effective route planning and daily operations. The successful candidate must have multi drop experience, and ideal some home delivery experience. Strong knowledge of Central London and the Home Counties is an ABSOLUTE MUST HAVE Processing Your Data Bis Henderson Recruitment is a leading provider of recruitment, interim management and consultancy services to the supply chain and logistics industry. Should you respond to this advertisement we may store your CV and contact details and will process this data for recruitment purposes only. Should we process your data, then we will always tell you that we are doing so. Please visit our website to read our Privacy Policy in full, in this Policy you will find information about our compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulations. All applicants must have an unrestricted right to work in the UK as our client will not support visa sponsorship for this role