Transport Executive

TUI Group; Southampton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training days

Learning Hub access

Language lessons

Charity & sustainability initiatives

Wellbeing hub

Job summary

TUI Group in Southampton seeks a Transport Executive to help plan and book transportation for Turnarounds and Shore Excursions, ensuring deadlines are met. You will liaise with transport suppliers, source new providers, and support bookings with accuracy.

Strong Excel, English proficiency, and organizational skills are essential. You'll work closely with the Turnarounds and Shore Excursions teams to optimise transport, monitor requirements, and handle ad hoc admin tasks.

Qualifications

• Strong MS Excel and Office proficiency.
• Commercial awareness and acumen.
• Ability to analyse data.
• Very organized and independent/team player.
• Excellent customer service and communication.
• Problem solving and multitasking abilities.
• Fluency in English (spoken and written); other languages a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Assist in transportation planning by liaising with transport suppliers.
• Source new transport suppliers and negotiate rates.
• Identify key dates to optimize service usage.
• Support booking process once vehicles allocated.
• Confirm transfer bookings with suppliers.
• Monitor transportation requirements and manage bookings/cancellations.
• Support wider team with day-to-day transport tasks.
• Produce costing sheets and verify costs.
• Check supplier invoices against bookings.
• Resolve discrepancies with suppliers and accounts.
• Learn and update in-house systems/database.
• Ad hoc administrative tasks.

Skills

Excel

Microsoft Office

Data analysis

Organization

Customer service

Communication skills

Problem solving

Multitasking

English

Telephone manner

Job description

Join our Intercruises Shoreside & Port Services team in Southampton as a Transport Executive where you will be working closely with the Turnarounds and Shore Excursions departments to ensure all transportation requirements have been planned and booked within deadlines.

If you have got the right to work in UK and speak English, keep on reading!

**The closing dates for applications is October 24th** .

ABOUT OUR OFFER

• A job at TUI offers more than your basic salary.
• We pay you for all training days completed plus free access to our TUI Learning Hub, TUI Skills Academy & language lessons.
• Get involved with charity and sustainability initiatives like the TUI Care Foundation and complimentary access to our dedicated WeCare Team & 24/7 Wellbeing Hub.
• We offer permanent contracts, but either way you can level up your career with growth opportunities tailored to your unique skills and expertise.

ABOUT THE JOB

• Assist in the transportation planning process - contacting and liaising with transport suppliers
• Sourcing new transport suppliers where required and negotiating rates
• Identifying key dates, where services can be used in the most efficient way
• Support booking process once vehicles have been allocated
• Ensuring all transfer bookings have been confirmed by suppliers
• Monitor transportation requirements, additional bookings and cancellations
• Supporting the wider team with any day-to-day operational needs, related to transport.
• Produce costing sheets and check costs are accurately inserted
• Check supplier invoices match related bookings
• Query discrepancies with suppliers and accounts department, if necessary
• Learn how to use in house systems/database
• Maintenance and updating of in-house systems/database
• Ad Hoc Administrative Tasks

ABOUT YOU

• Commercial awareness and acumen
• High Level Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel
• Able to methodically analyse data
• Very organized, with the ability to work independently or in a team
• High customer service and communication skills
• Ability to solve problems and multitask
• High level of concentration, accuracy and flexibilityl
• Professional telephone manner
• High level of written and spoken English. All other languages are a bonus

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