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Van Controller
Job summary
A leading automotive parts distributor in the UK is seeking a Van Controller to manage the driver team and coordinate delivery runs. The successful candidate will have experience in motivating teams, excellent communication skills, and a driving license held for at least 3 years. This role requires ensuring timely deliveries and maintaining customer service standards while contributing to a supportive workplace culture. Benefits include performance bonuses, annual leave, and wellness resources.
Benefits
Qualifications
- 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.
Responsibilities
- 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 delivery team meets customer service standards.
Skills
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.
- 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
45 (average) hours Monday to Friday, including alternate Saturday working
As the Van Controller you will have a great track record of managing a driver team and coordinating delivery runs.
- 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
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
- 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
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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