Senior Transport Coordinator
Culina
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Job summary
Culina in the Contract Logistics division is seeking a Senior Transport Coordinator on a full-time permanent basis, Monday to Friday 8am-4pm, in Sutton Coldfield. The role focuses on optimising transport plans, driver hours, and on-time delivery performance.
You will oversee resource allocation, coordinate with planning, and ensure compliance with regulations. Salary is £36,000 per annum with benefits and opportunities to develop within a leading UK logistics partner.
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.
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.
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Job description
Culina is the UK's leading independent specialist supply chain partner, trusted by some of the nation's best recognised food, fast-moving consumer goods (FMGC) and retail brands. We're proud to employ over 22,000 colleagues across 100+ locations nationwide, supported by a fleet of more than 5,500 trucks and trailers delivering every day.
Culina is the UK's leading independent specialist supply chain partner, trusted by some of the nation's best recognised food, fast-moving consumer goods (FMGC) and retail brands. We're proud to employ over 22,000 colleagues across 100+ locations nationwide, supported by a fleet of more than 5,500 trucks and trailers delivering every day.
- through flexible warehousing, transport and fulfilment solutions, we simplify complexity, drive continuous improvement and create exceptional experiences for customers. Delivering certainty. Creating value. Enabling growth.
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.
Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm.
£36,000 per annum.
- 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.
If you're looking for a role where you can make an impact, develop your career, and be part of a team that works as one to achieve great results, we'd love to hear from 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.
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