Transport Manager

The Transport Manager is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the efficient operation of the organisation’s transport and fleet activities. This role ensures the safe, cost-effective, and timely delivery of goods or services while maintaining full compliance with legal, safety, and regulatory requirements. The Transport Manager will lead and manage drivers, fleet maintenance schedules, route planning, and logistics operations to optimize performance and service delivery.

They play a critical role in improving operational efficiency, reducing costs, and ensuring high standards of customer satisfaction.

• Manage the day to day transport requirements overseeing a fleet of almost 100 vehicles.
• Effective management of a large team of transport controllers, drivers and general workers.
• Ensure the controllers are continuously monitoring the fleet at all times and are logistically prepared for all situations.
• Ensure that all customer transport requirements are completed timeously.
• Accurate daily planning and effective usage of resources.
• Implement cost reduction strategies.
• Continuously identify areas within the transport department and wider business in which the business can improve, and implementing such improvements.
• Liaise with the Human Resources department in respect of any staff related issues that arise.
• Provide “on the job” training and guidance when necessary.
• Manage the correct application of vehicles to jobs.
• Ensure highest possible customer service levels.
• Ensure that the fleet is in a roadworthy condition and conforms to company policy and the law in terms of branding and cleanliness.
• Ensure legal compliance at all times.
• Collaborate with our in-house truck workshop to ensure vehicles are properly maintained and roadworthy
• Collaborate with our bin tracking team to ensure all bins and containers are managed properly.
• Collaborate with an equivalent team in Johannesburg with regard to long-distance and other transport matters.

• Grade 12 or equivalent.
• Transport-related diploma/degree.
• At least 20 years’ experience in the transport field.
• At least 10 years’ experience in management of transport controllers and schedulers, a transport control room and fleet of at least 10 vehicles.
• Working knowledge of vehicle tracking and transport systems.
• A fundamental understanding of the laws governing transport.
• A fundamental understanding of Labour Law ( LRA).
• Experience with both short and long-haul fleets is preferred.
• Knowledge of Cape Town and its roads is preferred.
• Good communication skills with management, peers and subordinates.
• Decisive thinking with a self-confident approach to dealing with daily situational challenges.
• Logical thinking and able to hold your composure during difficult times.
• A basic understanding of the working mechanisms of transport vehicles.
• Medium to advanced computer skills (MS Word, MS Excel and Microsoft Office).