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Van Controller

GSF Car Parts

Yeovil

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GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000

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Job summary

A leading automotive parts distributor is seeking a Van Controller in Yeovil. You will manage a team of drivers, ensuring cost-effective delivery runs and excellent customer service. The ideal candidate should have experience in team management, hold a driving license for at least three years, and possess good geographical knowledge of the local area. This position offers a competitive benefits package, including performance-related bonuses and opportunities for training and career progression.

Benefits

Performance-based bonus
28 days annual leave
Free flu vaccine
Health & wellbeing tools
Life assurance scheme
Discounts from household names
Training qualifications and career progression

Qualifications

  • Experience managing a team of drivers and coordinating delivery runs.
  • Proven track record of motivating diverse teams.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and coordinate delivery driver team.
  • Ensure vans deliver on time and meet customer service standards.
  • Control and coordinate branch fleet maintenance.

Skills

Team motivational skills
Customer-focused approach
Excellent communication
Training and development ability
Driving licence for minimum 3 years
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:

Benefits at GSF Car Parts are designed to support all aspects of our team members life throughout their career. Whether that’s their health, wealth or everyday lifestyle, we are here for our team members and their loved ones and there is something for everyone! To name a few of our benefits we offer:

  • Opportunity to earn a performance based bonus as part of this role
  • 28 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.

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