Transport Administrator

Menzies Distribution Solutions; Wednesbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics company is seeking a Transport Administrator in Wednesbury for an immediate start. The role involves data entry, communication with customers, and ensuring smooth operations within the transport department. The ideal candidate should have strong computer literacy and previous administration experience. Benefits include 28 days of holiday, training opportunities, and contributions to a workplace pension scheme. A flexible working arrangement may be possible.

Benefits

28 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays

Paid volunteer day for charity

Pension scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Progression and training opportunities

Discounts on travel and healthcare products

Qualifications

• Previous administration experience is required.
• Ability to work on own initiative and demonstrate organizational skills.
• Enthusiastic and energetic personality with a good level of financial understanding.

Responsibilities

• Complete data input and paperwork for transport operations.
• Engage with customers and respond to inquiries professionally.
• Liaise with the management team to ensure smooth operations.

Skills

Excellent computer literacy

Good understanding of written and spoken English

Strong analytical skills

Numeracy skills

Flexibility

Tools

Microsoft Office

ESP

Blujay

Transporeon

Job description

Transport Administrator

Menzies Distribution have an immediate start available for a Transport Administrator to join us, providing a first class service with our team in Wednesbury.

What You Really Want To Know:

• Salary: £25,484.71 Per Annum / £12.21 Per Hour
• Shift:Monday to Friday
• Hours: 08:00-17:00
• Location: Wednesbury
• Parking onsite
• Monthly Pay

What your day will look like:

• Completing creation, referencing and data input.
• Using various systems such as ESP, Blujay, Transporeon, etc to input data.
• Engage with both external and internal customers by communicating in a friendly and professional manner ensuring that a good impression is maintained at all times.
• Answering and responding to all incoming calls in an appropriate time frame.
• Ensure all internal/external customer queries or concerns are dealt with in a professional, friendly and courteous manner.
• Liaising with the management team ensuring the smooth operation of the transport department.
• Ensure all inbound/outbound paperwork is completed promptly and accurately
• Monitor and chase documentation in support of the transport operation.
• Produce statistics as and when required.
• Undertake administrative and filing duties to meet needs of the Transport Department.
• Maintain a harmonised people and customer focused team working environment always seeking opportunities to improve our stakeholder’s experience.

What we need from you:

• ‘Right To Work’ in the UK
• Good Understanding of written and spoken English.
• Computer Numeracy -including accuracy.
• Excellent computer literacy (Microsoft Office, Word & Excel)
• Previous administration experience..
• Strong analytical and numeracy skills
• Good level of financial understanding
• Flexibility
• Help maintain a motivating focused team environment.
• Enthusiastic and energetic personality
• Enjoys working to deadlines
• Ability to work on own initiative, demonstrates organizational skills

Benefits

• Time For You:Relax with 28 days of holiday inclusive of bank holidays.
• Give Back:Receive a paid day to volunteer for a charity of your choice.
• Appreciating You & Others:Celebrate special moments with Value Awards! Driver of the Year Awards, with 3 days paid leave for our finalists, including a fun filled day out for you and your partner and attendance to the awards ceremony with guest speakers.
• Your Future:Join our contributory workplace pension scheme for financial security.
• Exclusive Discounts:Through your Healthcare Cash Plan you will have access to a discount portal, where you can make savings on travel and hotels, cinema tickets, days out and much more. We also offer 20% off your mobile line rental at EE!
• Progression & Training:Unique Industry Training such as: LST, Moffett, Manual Handling, Double Decker & Load Security. A paid day leave per year for your periodic CPC Training provided by us.
• Health & Wellness:Healthcare Cash Plan, allowing you to claim cash back on a range of healthcare products and services including dental, optical, chiropody, and specialist consultations, tests, and scans. In addition to this there is Virtual GP access, On-Demand Physio, Gym Discounts, Online Health Assessments & 24/7 Counselling.

INCLUSION

Menzies Distribution Solutions is committed to creating a fair and inclusive environment where employees feel safe, proud and valued. We encourage ways of working that treat everyone fairly and with respect, and we look to create opportunities to improve the diversity of our workforce across all areas of the business.

We seek to attract and recruit people from the widest talent pool, who reflect the society in which we work. And we aim to encourage an inclusive culture where people can feel empowered to be the very best they can be, and to reach their full potential creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we’re open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.