Drivers Mate

Dunelm; Dartford; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Circadian-friendly shifts

Pension scheme contribution

Sharesave scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Discount on Dunelm products

Job summary

Dunelm is seeking a reliable Drivers Mate to join our Home Delivery Network. You’ll support drivers, help with loading and unloading, and communicate with customers to ensure a positive doorstep experience.

Expect early starts with evenings free, a rotating mix of long and short weekends, and opportunities to contribute to a culture of safety and service. You’ll work on site, with benefits including a pension, Sharesave, and product discounts.

Qualifications

• Previous distribution experience.
• Excellent PDA/Phone skills.
• Experience in dealing with both customers and drivers in a clear and calm manner.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with different colleague groups.
• Ability to adapt to changing business needs in a positive way.
• Being flexible in your approach and able to adjust to the needs of the business when required.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery drivers and ensure smooth handovers at customer doors.
• Assist with loading/unloading and warehouse tasks as needed.
• Maintain accurate timekeeping and efficient communication with drivers and customers.
• Follow health and safety regulations and promote safe practices on site.
• Promote customer experience through courteous service and did provide "Room of Choice" and packaging removal when offered.
• Lend support across teams during peak periods and weekend rotations.

Skills

Distribution experience

PDA/Phone skills

Customer & driver communication

Relationship building

Adaptability

Flexibility

Job description

Overview

We’re looking for a reliable, hands-on Drivers Mate to join our Home Delivery Network. You’ll be working alongside our drivers helping to bring Dunelm’s home comforts straight to our customers’ doors. This role comes with early starts, but you’ll usually be back at base by 5pm, giving you your evenings back.

The rota works on a rolling pattern, giving you a mix of long and short weekends, perfect for balancing work with life outside of it. If you’re someone who enjoys being on the move, meeting new people, and making a real difference to someone’s day, this could be the role for you.

What you’ll be doing

• Contributing to the overall customer experience, via effective communication and displaying of outstanding levels of customer service.
• Time keeping is key to ensure the customers have a great experience.
• Use of PDA (phones) to call and communicate to our customers in a friendly and professional manner.
• Helping the delivery drivers with reversing and banksman to ensure we and 3rd parties are always safe.
• Adhering to health & safety regulations within the working environment.
• While delivering, the customer experience is key, to ensure we offer our services such as "Room of Choice" and "Taking the packaging away".
• Assisting the Warehouse / Office teams with loading / unloading or any reasonable request.
• The rotas we work give you long and short weekends on a rotation.

What we’ll look for in you

Role

You will play a critical role in the customer experience; no two days will be the same and you will need to adapt to changes as they occur. For the role you will ideally have:

• Previous distribution experience.
• Excellent PDA/Phone skills.
• Experience in dealing with both customers and drivers in a clear and calm manner.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with different colleague groups.
• Ability to adapt to changing business needs in a positive way.
• Being flexible in your approach and able to adjust to the needs of the business when required.

Benefits

As part of the team, you will enjoy plenty of benefits:

• Competitive salary of £32,442.
• Contribution to your pension scheme for the twilight years.
• Fantastic Sharesave option where colleagues can buy Dunelm shares monthly at a discounted rate to build up an investment for that rainy day.
• Cycle to work scheme to help keep colleagues fit and help with air pollution, travel costs, tax and national insurance.
• A cool 15% discount on allDunelmproducts, in-store and online to help make your house a 'Home'.