Transport Coordinator
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
- Peterborough
- Salary
- 26000.00 - 28000.00 GBP Annual
- Posted
- 30 Jun 2022
- Closes
- 28 Jul 2022
- Sectors
- Logistics & Transport
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Transport Coordinator
My client is an expanding business based on the outskirts of Peterborough.
The Transport Coordinator will have experience working in a busy office environment and be used to dealing with multiple projects simultaneously.
This is a new role created due to continued and planned future growth, and you will have the opportunity to improve and develop new systems.
Responsibilities include:
Oversee order intake by area, pre-empting delivery requirements in advance
Schedule vehicles using the most economical and cost-effective routing, considering 3rd party methods such as pallet delivery or carrier
Booking in deliveries with customers to ensure optimal delivery arrangements
Responsible for the coordination of your carriers, ensuring their adherence to agreed service levels
Communicating efficiently with drivers, ensuring they implement customers' instructions, answer driver queries and action accordingly.
Prepare delivery paperwork for both Driver and customer to ensure accurate recording and tracking of deliveries.
Analyse current route codes/delivery schedule to ensure we are frequently delivering to the areas with the most order volume to reduce lead time.
Key Skills/Attributes
Ability to work under pressure
Commercially aware
Sense of urgency and awareness of time-bound processes
Able to adapt to changing requirements
Dealing with customers and resolving issues
Experience of manual vehicle planning/scheduling
Excellent knowledge in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, Transport operations systems and routing/scheduling software
Strong geographical knowledge of the UK
Attention to detail
Team Player and Effective Communicator
Please apply now for more information
My client is an expanding business based on the outskirts of Peterborough.
The Transport Coordinator will have experience working in a busy office environment and be used to dealing with multiple projects simultaneously.
This is a new role created due to continued and planned future growth, and you will have the opportunity to improve and develop new systems.
Responsibilities include:
Oversee order intake by area, pre-empting delivery requirements in advance
Schedule vehicles using the most economical and cost-effective routing, considering 3rd party methods such as pallet delivery or carrier
Booking in deliveries with customers to ensure optimal delivery arrangements
Responsible for the coordination of your carriers, ensuring their adherence to agreed service levels
Communicating efficiently with drivers, ensuring they implement customers' instructions, answer driver queries and action accordingly.
Prepare delivery paperwork for both Driver and customer to ensure accurate recording and tracking of deliveries.
Analyse current route codes/delivery schedule to ensure we are frequently delivering to the areas with the most order volume to reduce lead time.
Key Skills/Attributes
Ability to work under pressure
Commercially aware
Sense of urgency and awareness of time-bound processes
Able to adapt to changing requirements
Dealing with customers and resolving issues
Experience of manual vehicle planning/scheduling
Excellent knowledge in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, Transport operations systems and routing/scheduling software
Strong geographical knowledge of the UK
Attention to detail
Team Player and Effective Communicator
Please apply now for more information