Do you have experience or an interest with transport?

Do you have a back ground in transport planning or have worked as an admin person in a transport or logistics department?

We have a great vacancy for a client of ours in Yeovil. They distribute all over the UK, Europe and the States and are looking for an additional person to join their busy team.

This is a permanent role paying from £22k to appox £26k DOE

The purpose if the job will be to To facilitate all delivery requirements and admin tasks for transport functions

The main duties will be :

Support the current Transport Planner

Liaison with customer services on ETA's (all timed deliveries)

Provide accurate POD data to customer services on request

Update daily the transport data file to the Operations Manager

Manifest and order acknowledgement processing and filing

Maintain excellent lines of communication with customer services for any related queries or required updates.

Co Ordinate all aspects of customer return collections.

Route plan all deliveries as required. Including any additional transport requirements

Arrange customer delivery bookings where appropriate.

Advise Operations manager of any known transport delays or issues during the day, including errors or damaged goods.

Produce all delivery documentation and labels etc

Run the Unshipped report at end of day to ensure all orders have been routed.

Provide transport solutions for ad hoc requests.

Distribution of picking lists to the warehouse dispatch team

The ideal candidate will have the following

Excellent planning and organisational skills

Excellent communication skills

Self-motivated and able to work without supervision

Experienced team player

Available to work under pressure

Enthusiastic and driven to achieve targets and objectives

Excellent customer service skills

you DO NOT need a CPC licence as they do not operate any vehicles

The role is about the logistical movement of stock by 3 main modes of transport

We are looking for someone who is keen to muck in, support the team and is looking to progress