Transport Coordinator - Manchester, United Kingdom - D2R

D2R

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Manchester, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Transport Coordinator - Supply Chain & Logistics - Manchester - £32,000 pa

About the company

Our client is currently looking for an experienced Transport Coordinator (specifically with flatbed planning experience) to work at their base near Worsley as part of their flatbed and specialist logistics service.

This is a great opportunity to work with a well-established, vastly experienced national haulage company.

If you have a proven track record of planning safe and efficient cargo transportation with a focus on flatbed and specialist logistics, and are a great communicator then we would like to hear from you.

Transport Coordinator - The Rewards

Salary £32,000 pa
Annual Attendance Bonus £250 £500
Mon to Fri; 8 am 6 pm
1 in 3 weekends on call cover

Transport Coordinator - Requirements

Experience in flatbed or specialist logistics planning
Previous experience in working in a fastpaced transport environment
Excellent UK geographical knowledge
Working experience of Mandata or similar Transport Management System
Working experience of Tachomaster or similar
Current transport legislation knowledge (CPC Desirable)
IT literate and proficient in MS Office
Strive to continually improve standard and quality of your work, and others around you
Be willing to accept responsibility and ownership of your individual job requirements, play your part in assisting the company in its wider goals and targets. Adopt a "can do" attitude and approach
Have the will, ability and determination to fully utilize the scope of your authority, discussing with other colleagues and your line manager as required
Focus on, and understand customer requirements, and provide best quality service consistently
Recognise the need to maximise revenue and reduce costs. Strive to meet revenue targets, proactively seek areas to reduce cost
Be innovative, able to learn new ways of doing things, work and cooperate with others in pursuit of common goals, and be an accurate and effective communicator, verbally and in writing

Transport Coordinator - Responsibilities

Work with internal and external customers, departments and other depots to plan routes, schedule delivery times to ensure the smooth running of the operation, and ensure vehicles are utilized in the most efficient manner
Prioritise and plan drivers' workloads, ensuring driver brief and debriefs are carried out without exception
Maintain excellent working relationships with drivers, keeping a consistent and accurate flow of information
Develop strong organizational skills to compile a robust traffic plan
Proactively work to reduce late deliveries and missed time slots
Flag up issues to line management in good time, suggest solutions to issues/problems
Maintain traffic management system (TMS) to ensure all details entered are accurate and completed in full
Ensure adherence to Transport Operation compliance levels, with regards driver tachograph, working hours and vehicle servicing requirements
Promote and encourage health and safety adherence, and mindful of environmental impact
Source agency drivers in adherence to company policy, ensure agency drivers are fully inducted before engaging on to work
Provide support to colleagues and management as appropriate
Creation of management informant and reports
To ensure that ALL operator assets are fully in service and MOT before being released for collections/deliveries