GreenValley International School Trivandrum Looking for Transport and Supply Chain Executive at Peyad Full Time

**About Greenvalley International School**
We are a school and community of passionate individuals driven by a purpose to revolutionize the education system to create positive changes in society. We are the only school in India with a personalized learning plan for every child. Come and be part of India’s most innovative school chain.
**Job Summary**
This role is responsible for leading and managing all transport and supply chain functions of the School. The scope of responsibilities covers School representation for all transport related issues as well as ensuring proper supply chain for school mess requirements.
**The various roles a transport in-charge is expected to play**:
**1. Transport Management**

While other roles are equally important, the primary role in this position as a transport In-charge is transport management of a school.
It includes managing the entire fleet of buses, deciding their route, dispatch and schedule, driver and other transport department staff management, optimum fuel consumption management, overall operations management of transport department.
It further includes route planning, developing a bus timetable and ensuring the maximum safety of children to and from school.
**2. Compliance and Norms**
A transport in-charge is assigned the responsibility of adhering to all district and transport compliances, norms and to complete all the legal formalities required to perform bus transport service of a school.
The transport in-charge also coordinates with District personnel to transport student to special education functions. He is also expected to prepare all reports vital to be submitted to the district office and the RTO.
**3. Vehicle Repair and Maintenance**

Although a transport in-charge is a person who is not in the forefront of school management as he is not a part of the academic department, but the importance of his role cannot be denied.
He oversees timely maintenance and repair of all buses to ensure that the safety of the child is taken seriously. He maintains a record of all the services that the buses have undergone.
In case he comes across any discrepancy, he is expected to inform the management of the school to take an immediate action.
He also decides for the purchase of any crucial equipment for the buses and keeps a check on the upkeep of buses to ensure utmost safety of the children travelling daily in the buses.
**4. Driver Management**
Many drivers, conductors,

and bus Ayas report to the transport in-charge, and although they know their roles and responsibility well, a transport in-charge is also held accountable for their conduct and misbehavior.
He also plays the role of a recruitment person for drivers and checks whether the appointed person is suitable for the position or not. He checks his previous record, his conduct, and behavior from other schools where the driver has worked earlier.
He also trains the staff on how to communicate professionally with parents and even on general conduct and behavior.
He also ensures timely promotion and compensation revival for transport department staff and manages any unrest in the department that happens in the due course.

Developing training manual and maintaining training records are also few other responsibilities he is entrusted with.
**5. Communication**
An efficient and responsible transport in-charge is one who has impeccable communication skills and keeps an active communication between parents and transport department.
A flawless communication plays a vital role and the stronger the communication, the stronger shall be the faith of parents on the school system.
Informing parents about any change in bus route, schedule and even the driver or the attendant is the responsibility of school bus transportation manager and any deviation from his responsibility may adversely affect his job.
**6. Crisis Management**

The role of a transport in-charge becomes all the more critical in case of an unfortunate incidence like a breakdown or an accident.
It is his ability to manage the crisis and take immediate action to ensure that there is mínimal loss and that every child reaches his home safely.
He should have contact details of all emergency services like repair and nursing homes. He should also keep number of doctors available on call and make sure that the incident does not have any far-reaching effect that impacts the goodwill of the school.
**The various roles a Supply Chain in-charge of School Mess is expected to play**:
– Ensure smooth supply of School canteen items as per the requisition of the Chef.
– Coordinating with different vendors and ensuring that procurement is done in the best rates.
– Ensuring that the vendor is maintaining the quality,

specified by the chef.
– Ensuring the prepared Menu is transported at the different school locations.
**Person Specification**
– Minimum of 2 years experience in managing a transport & logistics of a school, preferably in Trivandrum.
– Ex

▶️ Transport and Supply Chain Executive
🖊️ GreenValley International School Trivandrum
📍 Peyad