Van Controller

GSF Car Parts Limited; Oxford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonus

20 days annual leave plus additional leave

Free flu vaccine

Health & wellbeing tools

Life assurance scheme

Discounts from household names

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

GSF Car Parts Limited is hiring a Van Controller in Oxford, aiming to enhance delivery efficiency and maintain high customer service standards. Key responsibilities include managing the driver team and coordinating delivery runs. Candidates should have experience in team motivation and excellent communication skills.

This role offers a performance-based bonus, 20 days annual leave, and health benefits. A valid driving license for at least 3 years is required.

Qualifications

• Experience in motivating a diverse team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must have held a driving license for a minimum of 3 years.

Responsibilities

• Manage the driver team.
• Coordinate delivery runs and orders effectively.
• Ensure timely deliveries.
• Control and coordinate fleet maintenance.

Skills

Team management

Customer focus

Communication skills

Training and development

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 commit to our sales promise by coordinating delivery runs and ensuring delivery drivers continuously provide excellent customer service.

Main Duties include:

• Managing the driver team
• Co-ordinate delivery runs and orders in the most cost effective way
• Ensure vans deliver on time
• Control and Coordinate branch fleet maintenance and servicing
• Ensure the delivery team can deliver the branches customer service standards

Working hours:

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

About You

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

What you'll need to succeed:

• Experience of motivating a diverse team
• Customer focussed, driven to achieve and willing to go the extra mile
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to train and develop others
• Must have held a driving licence for a minimum of 3 years
• Geographical knowledge of area within a 40 mile radius

What we’ll offer:

• Opportunity to earn a performance based bonus as part of this role
• 20 days annual leave (including bank holidays) plus the opportunity to earn up to 5 more with time-served
• Free flu vaccine
• Health & wellbeing tools
• Free support from pension experts
• Life assurance scheme
• Discounts from 100s of household names including Asda, Nike & John Lewis
• A suite of financial wellbeing products including advances and savings schemes
• Paid time off to volunteer
• Training qualifications and career progression opportunities

About Us

GSF Car Parts is one of the UK’s leading automotive parts distributors, supplying thousands of independent garages throughout the UK and Ireland with parts, tools, garage equipment and specialist training. The group has over 175 branches nationwide and a turnover exceeding £475 million. Built on the heritage and success of a dozen local brand identities acquired over several years, we have traded as one brand since November 2021. Our branch network is bolstered by centralised support and expertise from specialist departments in key areas such as procurement and supply chain, marketing and national accounts. The business also benefits from integrated IT systems, which include our industry leading catalogue system, Allicat, and access to the Group's national garage programme, Servicesure.