Regional Transport Manager at Furdeco Home Delivery

Describe your average day…

My day starts with analysing the fleets and staffing, any early morning changes are put into action here.  I finalise numbers for our vehicles on the road; crews required and jobs per route for the next day.  I conduct any interviews lined up for the day and get involved in the recruitment process.  The delivery crews and I work together to manage the maintenance required to keep the vehicles in good working order, this may mean dropping off vehicles to a garage, so I fit that in to support also.

 

Tell us how you came to be in this role?

I started off with Furdeco as a driver’s mate, I rapidly moved up into a driver’s position. Whilst working as a driver I started taking new driver’s and driver’s mates out on routes to train them. 5 years later I was happy to be promoted to Regional Transport Manager. I have been in this role for nearly 5 years now and I am still enjoying it.

 

What’s your favourite part of the job?

I enjoy the unpredictability of my day-to-day role.  No two days are the same.  Each day is different and I am presented with different challenges to deal with; keeps me on my toes!

What three skills do you think you need in your role?

• Problem solving

• Understanding when to listen and when to challenge something

• Managing the challenges with being a 24hour operation

 

What is the most challenging aspect of your job?

Overseeing and manoeuvring between the demanding nature of the job for delivery crews, while maintaining the viability of the business.  All the while placing the client and customer at the heart of the process.

 

How would you describe the team at Furdeco?

Quite close knit and all working towards the same goal.

 

What’s your biggest achievement so far?

Creating a career out a job and managing over 100 people.

 

Why would you recommend working at Furdeco?

If you want to develop yourself and your career, there is a pathway for you to do it at Furdeco.

 

What do you enjoy doing outside of work?

Spending time with my family and getting busy with DIY jobs that I started but never finished!

 

What was the last film you watched?

King Richard

 

If you could meet one famous person, who would it be?

Conor McGregor

 

If you could go back into any period of time, which year would you choose and why?

1997 – I would have loved to have witnessed live, Mike Tyson biting the ear of Evander Holyfield.