Fleet Administrator

DPD Group UK; Oldbury; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading delivery service provider in Oldbury seeks an administrative professional for their Transport Department. The role involves managing vehicle repairs, ensuring prompt service, and supporting the team with various administrative tasks. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong communication and problem-solving skills along with the ability to work independently. This position offers a permanent contract with competitive benefits, including free onsite parking and enhanced leave options.

Benefits

Holiday trading

Enhanced maternity and paternity package

Free life assurance

Free onsite car parking

Health kiosks at locations

Discounted shopping

Milestone Days off

Free eye tests and glasses support

Qualifications

• Ability to cope with change.
• Work in a systematic and orderly manner following regulations.
• Work independently without close supervision.

Responsibilities

• Manage Project Libra vehicle repairs and minimize downtime.
• Ensure value for money on all repairs.
• Support RTC team in administrative tasks.
• Manage supplier accounts and payment terms.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Problem resolution skills

Planning and organizing skills

Ability to prioritize and manage time

Ability to handle difficult situations

Job description

Company Description

• Contract: Permanent / 37.5hours per week
• Location: DPD Oldbury, B69 4DA
• Salary: £26,863.99
• Days of Work: Monday - Friday

Join us on our journey as we aim to be the UK’s most sustainable delivery company, whilst ensuring our customers continue to receive a world class service.You will be in a busy and fast paced business,with a turnover of nearly £2 billion,that can offer you great benefits and plenty of opportunities to progress your career

DPD are passionate about creating an environment that is open, ethical, inclusive and socially responsible.Along with job security, the tools to do the job and a competitive salary, you’ll receive fantastic benefits starting on day one, including never working on your birthday ever again!!!

DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer

Job Description

Purpose of Position

Provide an effective and suitable administrative service within the Transport Department for dealing with all Project Libra vehicle repairs, monitor and reduce VOR time for damage repairs, control repair cost and ensure good value is achieved for each repair within their approval limit, also ensure repair costs are managed and best value is achieved for repairs that need to be escalated for management approval as well as provide administrative support for the RTC team and ODF Coordinator.

Key Task & Responsibilities

• Project Libra champion for the RTC team ensuring all Project Libra timescales are adhered to for all ODF vehicle terminations
• Introduction of and ensuring all Project Libra timescales are adhered to for all ODF van swaps
• Be responsible for personal agreed spend limit
• Ensure costs savings are achieved within sign off limits
• Seek good value for money in all repairs, even those that are escalated for management approval
• Arrange prompt payment of excess invoices to facilitate timely release of vehicles
• Provide account management for all suppliers, ensuring payment terms are met
• Vehicle VOR recording, monitoring and minimising time off road by contact with bodyshop network
• Maximise ULR success rates by providing accurate repair information
• Maintenance and updates of the MID
• Ensuring Datalive uploads occur within timescales
• Provide central support for Vehicle Check App queries
• Provide Regional cover for RTC team absence and ability to absorb increase of another network region
• Provide support to the ODF Coordinator
• Any other reasonable management request

Qualifications

You will be someone who takes pride in their work consistently producing work of a high quality. Your strong communication, listening and problem resolution skills will be fully utilised in this role. We would also expect you to have:

• You have good planning and organising skills
• You have ability to prioritise and manage your time effectively
• You have ability to cope with change
• You have ability to handle difficult situation and challenging conversations
• You are able to work in a systematic, methodical and orderly way following all depot instructions and procedures to include all regulatory requirements e.g Health and Safety
• You are able to work on your own initiative and without close supervision
• You demonstrate the core DPD DNA values of Passion, Respect, Honesty, Flexibility, Caring and Accountability.

Additional Information

About our benefits:

We recognise that our people are at the heart of our business, without them we wouldn’t be able to deliver our award-winning service to millions of customers across the country each day. It’s important to us that we demonstrate our recognition of you in providing you with more than just a salary and job stability. To name but a few…

• Holiday trading
• Enhanced maternity and paternity package
• Free life assurance of 4 x salary on joining the pension scheme
• Free onsite car parking for all employees
• Health Kiosks visiting every location
• Discounted shopping from 100’s of retailers including up to 5% off supermarket shopping
• Milestone Days off to celebrate with your family and friends
• For employees who regularly use a screen as part of their job we offer free eye tests and support with the cost of glasses

Joining DPD can lead to not just a stable job but also a career. DPD prides itself on recognising and developing talent alongside a desire to promote from within. As a continually growing and evolving organisation, we are proud to offer a great number of development and promotion opportunities.

If you identify with our aims and values and can help us deliver our customers' promises, then this is the job for you! Apply today.