Transport Coordinator

2 Sisters Food Group; Harvills Hawthorn; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Transport Coordinator to assist with logistics operations. Responsibilities include planning daily transport, handling calls from hauliers, and monitoring delivery schedules. The ideal candidate should be confident in communication and possess a good knowledge of Microsoft Office. The company offers competitive pay and various employee benefits, including discounts and development opportunities.

Benefits

Free onsite parking

Employee discounts up to 60%

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing support

Death in service benefit

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate confidently in English at all levels.
• Solid level of numeracy.
• A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs.
• Self‑motivated and highly resilient.
• Must be a confident decision‑maker.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Supply Chain Manager with ad hoc tasks.
• Handle incoming calls from hauliers and other departments.
• Perform general office administration tasks.
• Plan daily transport for retail and wholesale customers.
• Monitor delivery schedules for timely execution.

Skills

Communication skills

Numeracy

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Decision-making

Self-motivated

Job description

Responsibilities

• Assist the Supply Chain Manager with ad hoc tasks.
• Handle incoming calls from hauliers and other departments.
• Perform general office administration (letter/report writing, photocopying, filing, etc.).
• Plan daily transport for Birmingham site's retail and wholesale customers.
• Publish provisional transport plans (Day 1 for Day 2 deliveries).
• Monitor delivery schedules for timely execution.
• Consolidate and publish call overs for 3PL and West Midlands sites.
• Track stock collection and whole birds schedules.
• Report daily distribution costs to senior management using Excel and Navision.
• Ensure on-time delivery for retail customers.
• Obtain proof of delivery and investigate claims/debits.
• Follow up on invoice discrepancies.
• Provide support to other roles in the department as needed.

Please note that this list of duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive. You may be directed to undertake additional duties as seen fit by your line manager.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate confidently in English at all levels.
• Solid level of numeracy.
• A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Self‑motivated and highly resilient.
• Must be a confident decision‑maker.
• Ensures total legal compliance in all areas of H&S, Technical and people as well as living the organisation's values and competencies.

Here at 2 Sisters Food Group, we are proud to be counted amongst the nation's key workers with our relentless work helping to feed Great Britain. We currently have exciting opportunities for the Transport Coordinator to join the team in West Bromwich site D.

The hours of work and shift patterns are: Monday to Friday, 2 pm to 10 pm. Flexibility is required to cover holidays. Due to required training, the working hours will be from 12 pm to 8 pm during the first month. The rate of pay is: £13.52.

Benefits

• Free onsite parking.
• Exclusive 2 Sisters employee discount offering savings of up to 60% with brands including Asda, Morrisons, Marks and Spencer and Tesco.
• Fantastic development opportunities available for promotion and career development.
• Fast Track Progression and Development Opportunities.
• Employee of the Month and 'My Bright Idea' awards.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Grocery Aid – employees access to counselling.
• Wellbeing support on site.
• Death in service benefit, optional – linked to pension.