Senior Transport Coordinator

Culina Group; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics management company is seeking a Senior Transport Coordinator to manage transport operations at their Heywood site in the UK. The role involves planning resources to achieve delivery schedules, ensuring compliance with regulations, and effectively communicating with the planning team and customers. Ideal candidates should have significant transport experience in an FMCG environment and possess excellent communication and planning skills. This full-time permanent position offers a salary of £35,700 per annum with various employee benefits.

Benefits

28 days annual leave including bank holidays

Pension scheme with equal contributions

Life Assurance at two times annual salary

Employee Assistance Programme for wellness

Eye Care Vouchers

Employee recognition awards

Discounts from over 50 retailers

Qualifications

• Significant knowledge and experience of tachograph and driving regulations.
• Previous management/supervisory experience is desirable.
• Excellent communication skills to deliver accurate information.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee the transport operation ensuring service levels are achieved.
• Plan driver and vehicle resources to meet delivery/collection times.
• Communicate effectively with planning team and customers.

Skills

Knowledge of tachograph regulations

Management experience

Attention to detail

Planning and organization skills

Excellent communication skills

IT skills including Microsoft Office

Prioritization skills

Transport experience in FMCG environment

Job description

Overview

We are currently seeking a Senior Transport Coordinator to join our Transport team at our Heywood site on a full time permanent basis!

Salary : 35700 per annum.

Shift Pattern : Any 5 in 7 days 06:00 - 13:30 14:00-21:30 rotating shifts.

Responsibilities

As Senior Transport Coordinator you will manage and oversee the Transport operation ensuring that service levels are achieved and maintained. Planning driver and vehicle resource to achieve delivery / collection times.

• 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

• 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

As part of our drive to make Great Beara a great place to work we are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our people are the driving force behind our success which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include :

• Annual Leave 28 days inclusive of the bank holidays.
• Pension scheme - We want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirement so we offer a great contribution of 4% employee and 4% employer.
• Life Assurance - x2 your annual salary.
• Wellness - Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
• Eye Care Vouchers - We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses.
• Reward & Recognition - We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the Month and Year special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts - Via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!

If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam!

Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Full-time

Key Skills

Compliance Management,Microsoft Access,Clinical Counseling,Financial Concepts,Microsoft Publisher,Microsoft Word,Conflict Management,Microsoft Powerpoint,Smartsheet,Training & Development,Epic,Project Coordination

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1