Transport Administrator

The Range, Stowmarket

At Gregory Distribution, we are currently seeking a Transport Administrator in our busy client site in Stowmarket.

The position of Transport Administrator involves:

• Support daily planning activity for a fleet of vehicles operating locally - including deliveries and collections.
• Co-ordination activities to include vehicle route planning and scheduling and container scheduling.
• Managing and de-briefing drivers on a daily/weekly basis.
• Co-ordinating with team to enable vehicle maintenance and service schedule for the contract vehicles.
• Working with a number of internal programmes to achieve effective operation of the business.
• A range of associated administrative duties to include responding to all queries via email and phone in a timely manner.
• You will also be required to work closely with our customers to ensure the smooth running of the operation as a whole.

Essential skills required for Transport Administrator:

• Previous experience working in a transport environment to include knowledge of working time directive and EU driver's hours.
• Ability to communicate at all levels.
• Strong geographical knowledge of the UK.
• Excellent organisational skills and prioritising workload.
• Attention to detail is critical and working to deadlines daily.
• Able to work as part of a team and on your own initiative.
• MS packages to include, Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Why Gregory Distribution?

• Salary for Transport Administrator is between £22,800pa to £24,000pa depending on experience.
• Hours of work are Monday - Friday 08:00hrs - 16:30hrs.
• Overtime may be required. This will be paid at an hourly rate.
• Additional holiday purchasing scheme*
• Retail discounts with Hapi*
• Retail Trust Wellbeing Support*
• Opportunity to develop your career within an expanding business.
• Excellent holiday allowance and company benefits.
• Life assurance, pension and sickness scheme*
• Christmas Savings Club*
• Black Circle Tyre discount*
• Leading industry qualifications*
• This vacancy is not entitled to the employee referral scheme.
• Free Uniform.
• Strong culture of teamwork.

So if you have the drive to be the best and want to be a part of a flourishing and ambitious company, apply now for this vacancy.

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive, and we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

The Gregory Group require all applicants to be eligible to work in the UK with no restrictions, as we are unable to offer sponsorship/work visas. You will be required to provide proof of Right to Work at interview stage.

Interested applicants for the Transport Administrator position should click the apply button below. For any queries in relation to the vacancy please contact our Recruitment Team on . Please take into account that our Recruitment Team work Monday to Friday 08:30hrs - 17:00hrs, so we will get back to you as soon as we can.

External Website Applications: You will be redirected to the Gregory distribution Website where you can apply for this vacancy. You will be asked to complete a short application form and will receive email confirmation when it has been submitted.

Note to recruitment agencies: We prefer to recruit direct, but we do have a Preferred Supplier List for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch if we need you.

*Subject to terms and conditions