Van Controller

TN United Kingdom; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

As a Van Controller, you will oversee the driver team, coordinate delivery runs, and ensure excellent customer service. You will be responsible for managing fleet maintenance and ensuring timely deliveries, contributing to the company's sales promises.

Benefits

Performance-based bonus

Annual leave plus additional days

Free flu vaccine

Health & wellbeing tools

Life assurance scheme

Discounts from household names

Paid time off to volunteer

Training and career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven track record of managing a driver team.
• Experience motivating a diverse team.

Responsibilities

• Managing the driver team.
• Coordinating delivery runs and orders.
• Ensuring vans deliver on time.

Skills

Communication

Team Motivation

Customer Focus

Job description

About The Role

As a Van Controller within GSF Car Parts, you will play an important part in ensuring that we continue to meet our sales promises by coordinating delivery runs and ensuring delivery drivers provide excellent customer service.

Main Duties include:

1. Managing the driver team
2. Coordinating delivery runs and orders in the most cost-effective way
3. Ensuring vans deliver on time
4. Controlling and coordinating branch fleet maintenance and servicing
5. Ensuring the delivery team meets the branch's customer service standards

Working hours: (average) hours Monday to Friday, including alternate Saturday working

About You

As the Van Controller, you will have a proven track record of managing a driver team and coordinating delivery runs.

What you'll need to succeed:

• Experience motivating a diverse team
• Customer-focused, driven to achieve, and willing to go the extra mile
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to train and develop others
• Must have held a driving licence for a minimum of 3 years
• Geographical knowledge of the area within a mile radius

What we'll offer:

Benefits at GSF Car Parts are designed to support all aspects of our team members' lives throughout their careers. We offer benefits such as:

• Opportunity to earn a performance-based bonus
• Days annual leave (including bank holidays) plus up to 5 additional days with service
• Free flu vaccine
• Health & wellbeing tools
• Support from pension experts
• Life assurance scheme
• Discounts from household names including Asda, Nike & John Lewis
• Financial wellbeing products including advances and savings schemes
• Paid time off to volunteer
• Training, qualifications, and career progression opportunities

About Us

GSF Car Parts is one of the UK’s leading automotive parts distributors, supplying thousands of independent garages throughout the UK and Ireland with parts, tools, garage equipment, and specialist training. The group has over [number] branches nationwide and a turnover exceeding £[amount]. Built on the heritage of several local brands acquired over the years, we have traded as one brand since November 1. Our network is supported by centralized departments in procurement, supply chain, marketing, and national accounts. We benefit from integrated IT systems, including our industry-leading catalogue system, Allicat, and access to the Servicesure garage programme.