Senior Transport Coordinator

Culinagroup1; Minworth; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme

Wellbeing Support

Eye Care Vouchers

Reward & Recognition

Everyday Discounts

Job summary

Culinagroup1 is seeking a Senior Transport Coordinator for a full-time permanent position in the United Kingdom. The role runs Monday to Friday, 8am–4pm, with a salary of £36,000 per annum.

You will oversee transport plans, ensure on-time delivery, and manage both company and subcontractor resources to meet targets. Key duties include compliance with WTD, coordinating with planning and customer service teams, and leading investigations and driver training as required.

Qualifications

• Significant knowledge & experience of tachograph driving rules and regulations.
• Previous supervision/management experience desirable.
• Attention to detail and planning skills.
• Excellent communication and IT skills.
• Significant transport experience in FMCG environment.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Tachograph rules

Planning & organisation

Communication skills

MS Office

Transport FMCG

Tools

Microsoft Office

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.

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.

What is in it for 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.