Senior Transport Coordinator

Culver City Unified School District; Manchester; On-site; GBP 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics and transport company is seeking a Senior Transport Coordinator in Manchester. The role focuses on managing transport operations and ensuring timely deliveries, requiring significant FMCG experience and strong leadership skills. The position offers a salary of £35,700 and comprehensive benefits including annual leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Annual leave of 28 days

4% employee pension contribution

Life assurance – twice your annual salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Eye care vouchers

Employee of the Month recognition

Access to discounts at over 50 retailers

Qualifications

• Significant knowledge and experience of tachograph/driving rules and regulations.
• Previous management/supervisory experience desirable.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Planning and organisation skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Good IT skills including Microsoft Office.
• Effectively prioritise workload.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee the Transport operation.
• Plan driver and vehicle resources for deliveries.
• Optimize resource adherence to driving regulations.
• Ensure effective communication with the Planning team and customers.
• Monitor delivery adherence to specified time windows.
• Conduct investigations and manage disciplinaries.
• Manage colleague reviews and team meetings.

Skills

Knowledge of tachograph/driving rules

Management/supervisory experience

Attention to detail

Planning and organisation skills

Excellent communication skills

Good IT skills (Microsoft Office)

Ability to prioritise workload

Professional and approachable demeanor

Significant transport experience in FMCG

Job description

Company Description

Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) provides distribution services to FMCG clients. Customer centred service focus is delivered through a site‑level empowered culture. At Culina we have a winning culture and believe that it is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive. A place where you’re valued, challenged, and inspired.

Job Description

We are currently seeking a Senior Transport Coordinator to join our Transport team at the Heywood site on a full‑time permanent basis. Salary: £35,700 per annum.

Shift pattern: Any 5 in 7 days, 06:00‑13:30, 14:00‑21:30 rotating shifts.

As Senior Transport Coordinator you will manage and oversee the Transport operation, ensuring that service levels are achieved and maintained. You will plan driver and vehicle resources to achieve delivery and collection times.

Key Duties of a Senior Transport Coordinator

• Optimising resource and adherence to WTD and drivers hours legislation.
• Signing off and overseeing an effective transport plan to achieve on‑time delivery and collection performance expectations.
• Overseeing own and subcontractor resources to achieve delivery/collection times, creating and updating daily run summary.
• Effectively communicating with the Planning team, Customer Service, other depots and when required, directly with customer.
• Monitoring arrival and departure times, ensuring deliveries are made within the specified windows.
• Finding the best fit solution for customer collections, adhering to collection times.
• Ensuring any investigations and disciplinaries are carried out in line with company process and procedures.
• Ensuring all accidents, incidents and near misses are logged, investigated and reported.
• Carrying out colleague reviews.
• Liaising and planning drivers for meetings/courses as required.

Qualifications

• Significant knowledge and experience of tachograph/driving rules and regulations.
• Previous management/supervisory experience desirable.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Planning and organisation skills.
• Excellent communication skills to deliver accurate information.
• Good IT skills including Microsoft Office.
• Effectively prioritise workload to meet set deadlines.
• Be professional, approachable and helpful to ensure smooth running of the general operation.
• Significant transport experience in an FMCG environment.

Benefits

• Annual leave 28 days inclusive of bank holidays.
• Pension scheme: 4% employee contribution and 4% employer contribution.
• Life assurance – twice your annual salary.
• Wellness: Employee Assistance Programme offering confidential telephone counselling and legal information, operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
• Eye care vouchers – free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses.
• Reward & recognition – Employee of the Month and Year, special recognition and long‑service awards.
• Everyday discounts – access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings.