Senior Transport Coordinator

Culina Group Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Culina Group Limited in the UK is hiring a Senior Transport Coordinator within our Contract Logistics division. This is a full-time permanent role, Monday to Friday, 8am–4pm, salary £36,000 per year.

You will optimise resources and driver hours, oversee transport plans to achieve on-time deliveries, and coordinate with planning, customer service and depots to ensure smooth operations. Tachograph rules knowledge and strong IT skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Significant knowledge and experience of tachograph and driving rules.
• Previous management or supervisory experience desirable.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent planning and organisation skills.
• Excellent communication to deliver accurate information.
• Good IT skills with Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Optimise resources and adherence to WTD and drivers’ hours.
• Sign off and oversee transport plan to achieve on-time delivery and collection performance expectations.
• Oversee own and subcontractor resources 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

Team management

Attention to detail

Planning & organising

Communication skills

IT skills

Prioritisation

Professional attitude

Transport experience FMCG

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Company Description

Who are Culina?

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.

We currently have an exciting opportunity in our Contract Logistics division – 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.

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 Coordinatoron a full timepermanent 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.
• Overseeingown 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.
• Monitoringarrival 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

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.

Additional Information

What is in it for you?

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.