Van Controller

TN United Kingdom; Ashford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading automotive parts distributor as a Van Controller, where you'll manage delivery operations and ensure excellent customer service. This role offers a competitive salary, generous benefits, and opportunities for career growth within a dynamic team.

Benefits

Competitive salaries with clear bonus structures

Annual salary reviews

Generous holiday entitlement

Eligibility to join Electric Vehicle Scheme

Financial wellbeing support

Life assurance scheme

Perks at Work discounts

Health and wellbeing tools

Access to Accelerate programme

Qualifications

• Proven track record of managing a driver team.
• Experience coordinating delivery runs.

Responsibilities

• Managing the driver team.
• Coordinating delivery runs and orders.
• Ensuring timely deliveries.

Skills

Motivating a diverse team

Customer-focused

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Training and developing others

Knowledge of the area

Job description

About The Role

As a Van Controller within GSF Car Parts, you will play an important part in ensuring that we continue to fulfill our sales promise by coordinating delivery runs and ensuring delivery drivers provide excellent customer service.

Main Duties include:

1. Managing the driver team
2. Coordinating delivery runs and orders in the most cost-effective way
3. Ensuring vans deliver on time
4. Controlling and coordinating branch fleet maintenance and servicing
5. Ensuring the delivery team can meet the branch's customer service standards

Working hours: (average) hours Monday to Friday, including alternate Saturday working

About You

As the Van Controller, you will have a proven track record of managing a driver team and coordinating delivery runs.

What you'll need to succeed:

1. Experience motivating a diverse team
2. Customer-focused, driven to achieve, and willing to go the extra mile
3. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
4. Ability to train and develop others
5. Must have held a driving licence for at least 3 years
6. Knowledge of the area within a mile radius

What’s in it for you?

We believe our people are our most valuable asset. We are committed to providing a market-leading rewards and benefits package, including:

1. Competitive salaries with clear bonus structures
2. Annual salary reviews every April
3. Generous holiday entitlement, including bank holidays, with additional days based on service
4. Eligibility to join our Electric Vehicle Scheme
5. Financial wellbeing support via Salary Finance, including loans, advances, and share schemes
6. Life assurance scheme providing a tax-free lump sum of 2x annual salary
7. Perks at Work discounts from household names like Asda, Nike, and John Lewis
8. Health and wellbeing tools
9. Access to our Accelerate programme for nationally recognized qualifications

About Us

At GSF Car Parts, our mission is to be the go-to partner for garages, suppliers, and the public, as well as the top employer offering exceptional opportunities and career growth.

We are one of the UK’s leading automotive parts distributors, supplying thousands of independent garages across the UK and Ireland with parts, tools, and equipment. Our success is driven by a strong leadership team, integrated IT systems like our industry-leading catalogue system, Mastercat, and the national garage programme, Servicesure.

With plans to expand and innovate, GSF is investing in new branches and a state-of-the-art national distribution centre to enhance logistics and service capabilities. This is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career with us.

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