Van Controller

GSF Car Parts; Ashford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive parts distributor in the UK is seeking a Van Controller to manage a driver team and coordinate delivery operations. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in team management and customer service, with strong communication skills. Responsibilities include ensuring timely deliveries, overseeing fleet maintenance, and maintaining high customer service standards. This role offers a performance-based bonus and various benefits including annual leave and health support schemes.

Benefits

Performance-based bonus

20 days annual leave plus additional leave

Free flu vaccine

Health & wellbeing tools

Free pension advice

Life assurance scheme

Discounts from major retailers

Financial wellbeing products

Paid volunteer time

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of motivating a diverse team.
• Customer focused and driven to achieve.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to train and develop others.
• Holding a driving licence for a minimum of 3 years.
• Geographical knowledge within a 40-mile radius.

Responsibilities

• Manage the driver team effectively.
• Coordinate delivery runs to ensure cost efficiency.
• Ensure timely delivery by the vans.
• Control and coordinate fleet maintenance.
• Ensure customer service standards are met.

Skills

Team motivation

Customer focus

Excellent communication

Training and development

Geographical knowledge

Job description

About The Role

As a Van Controller within GSF Car Parts, you will play an important part in ensuring that we continue to commit to our sales promise by coordinating delivery runs and ensuring delivery drivers continuously provide excellent customer service.

Main Duties include:

• Managing the driver team
• Co-ordinate delivery runs and orders in the most cost effective way
• Ensure vans deliver on time
• Control and Coordinate branch fleet maintenance and servicing
• Ensure the delivery team can deliver the branches customer service standards

Working hours:

45 (average) hours Monday to Friday, including alternate Saturday working

About You

As the Van Controller you will have a great track record of managing a driver team and coordinating delivery runs.

What you'll need to succeed:

• Experience of motivating a diverse team
• Customer focussed, driven to achieve and willing to go the extra mile
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to train and develop others
• Must have held a driving licence for a minimum of 3 years
• Geographical knowledge of area within a 40 mile radius

What we’ll offer:

• Opportunity to earn a performance based bonus as part of this role
• 20 days annual leave (including bank holidays) plus the opportunity to earn up to 5 more with time-served
• Free flu vaccine
• Health & wellbeing tools
• Free support from pension experts
• Life assurance scheme
• Discounts from 100’s of household names including Asda, Nike & John Lewis
• A suite of financial wellbeing products including advances and savings schemes
• Paid time off to volunteer
• Training qualifications and career progression opportunities

About Us

GSF Car Parts is one of the UK’s leading automotive parts distributors, supplying thousands of independent garages throughout the UK and Ireland with parts, tools, garage equipment and specialist training. The group has over 175 branches nationwide and a turnover exceeding £475 million. Built on the heritage and success of a dozen local brand identities acquired over several years, we have traded as one brand since November 2021. Our branch network is bolstered by centralised support and expertise from specialist departments in key areas such as procurement and supply chain, marketing and national accounts. The business also benefits from integrated IT systems, which include our industry leading catalogue system, Allicat, and access to the Group's national garage programme, Servicesure.