About the role
Job Description
Life in this role
As part of our, Contract division, we have an exciting opportunity to join the team as a Senior Transport Coordinator on a full time permanent basis.
Salary: Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm.
Working hours: £36,000 per annum.
Key Duties of a Senior Transport Coordinator:
* Optimising resource and adherence of WTD and drivers’ hours legislation. * Signing off and overseeing an effective transport plan to achieve on time delivery and collection performance expectations. * Overseeing own and subcontractor resource to achieve delivery / collection times, creating and updating daily run summary. * Effectively communicating with the Planning team, Customer service, other depots and when required, directly with customer. * Monitoring arrival and departure times, ensuring deliveries are made within the specified windows. * Finding the best fit solution for customer collections, adhering to collection times. * Ensuring any investigations and disciplinaries are carried out in line with company process / procedures. * Ensuring all accidents, incidents and near misses are logged, investigated and reported. * Carrying out colleague reviews. * Liaising and planning drivers in for meetings / courses as required.
Qualifications
What you’ll need ...
* Significant knowledge & experience of tachograph/ driving rules and regulations. * Previous management/ supervisory experience desirable. * Attention to detail/accuracy. * Planning and organisation skills. * Excellent communication skills in order to deliver accurate information. * Good IT skills including Microsoft office packages. * Effectively prioritise work load in order to meet set deadlines. * Be professional, approachable and helpful to ensure smooth running of the general operation. * Significant transport experience in FMCG environment.
Additional Information
What is in it for you?
If you're looking for a role where you can make an impact, develop your career, and be part of a team that works as one to achieve great results, we'd love to hear from you. Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme - our salary sacrifice scheme offers a cost-effective way to drive an electric vehicle, with payments taken directly from your salary. Eligibility and salary thresholds apply.
* Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme - our salary sacrifice scheme offers a cost-effective way to drive an electric vehicle, with payments taken directly from your salary. Eligibility and salary thresholds apply.
* Wellbeing Support – your wellbeing matters to us. Through our Employee Assistance Programme, you'll have 24/7 access to confidential counselling and legal support, whenever you need it.
* Eye Care Vouchers – free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses.
* Reward & Recognition – we love celebrating great work, we recognise those who go above and beyond.
* Everyday Discounts – our benefits platform gives you access to discounts from over 50 leading retailers, helping your money go further every day.