Job Description
WE'RE HIRING!
Assistant Manager – Transport Operations
A leading logistics company in Sri Lanka
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage vehicle sourcing and fleet fulfilment through purchase, lease, hire, and subcontract arrangements based on operational demand.
- Build and maintain a reliable pool of third-party transport providers and hired vehicles to support peak demand and contingencies.
- Manage driver sourcing, onboarding, rostering, performance, attendance, discipline, safety training, and retention.
- Oversee transport cost areas including fuel, tyres, spares, maintenance, insurance, vehicle hire, subcontractor charges, and driver costs.
- Prepare and monitor transport budgets, cost-per-km / cost-per-trip analysis, and operational cost models.
- Identify, evaluate, negotiate, and manage vehicle suppliers, lessors, workshops, fuel providers, insurers, GPS/telematics providers, and transport subcontractors.
- Manage supplier contracts, SLAs, performance reviews, service failures, and supplier-development initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with transport regulations, licensing, insurance, permits, safety standards, and customer-specific requirements.
- Work closely with Warehouse, Finance, HR, and Commercial teams to align fleet capacity with operational and customer commitments.
- Support new business bids and customer onboarding with fleet, costing, and operational inputs.
- Monitor fleet utilization, maintenance, fuel consumption, service levels, and transport performance through TMS, ERP, fuel-card systems, and management reports.
- Lead and develop drivers and transport operations team members while driving a strong safety, service, and performance culture.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Transport Management, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 3–4 years of relevant experience in transport operations.
- Proven experience in vehicle sourcing, supplier negotiation, contract management, and commercial fleet operations.
- Hands-on experience in driver management and transport cost control.
- Strong understanding of commercial vehicles, maintenance practices, transport regulations, licensing, insurance, and safety requirements.
- Good exposure to cost analysis, budgeting, TCO modelling, MS Excel, TMS, and ERP systems.
- Strong negotiation, analytical, leadership, communication, stakeholder-management, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced operational environment, including handling urgent transport requirements and escalations.
Compensation & Benefits:
Competitive Management Package + Performance-Based Benefits + Company Transport + Other Corporate Benefits
*Please indicate your expected salary when applying.
Apply Now: 077-5900566 | [email protected]
