Do you enjoy working as a team and are looking for a rewarding role planning drivers routes'?
- Location: Belvedere, Kent DA8
- Job Type: Full-time, Monday to Friday 11am - 6pm or 6am-2pm (Shifts/ rota)
- Salary: £30,000 - £32,000 per annum + annual bonus
The ideal candidate will have experience in
vehicle route planning
a good telephone manner
ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
You will be working with internal drivers, allocating workloads, and ensuring efficient daily operations within our transport department.
Day to Day of the role:
- Plan and allocate drivers' rounds for the next day, ensuring efficient routing and load planning using our own fleet and TPN network.
- Re-route and plan specific loads, and allocate second runs to available drivers depending on the current plan.
- Manage client emails, ensuring information is correct, rates are accurate, and the required paperwork is supplied to customers/clients.
- Handle telephone queries from TPN depots, providing general information and ETA's.
- Prepare drivers' rounds, print loading lists, collection notes, and run sheets for drivers to get signed.
- Route vehicles for the next day, all over SE London postcodes
- Allocate daily vehicles/drivers to cover collection points and print labels
- Monitor vehicles throughout the shift
- Print drivers paperwork and attach correct paperwork
- Keep the whiteboard updated with priorities for the next day and update the drivers' list/availability for routing.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Good telephone manner and customer service skills.
- Comfortable with IT, particularly MS Office packages.
- Fundamental knowledge of vehicle route planning.
- Good interpersonal skills, able to work independently and as part of a small, multi-disciplined team.
- Ability to multitask and work on own initiative in a busy transport-oriented office.
Benefits:
- 3% employee pension scheme
- Work with a long-standing well-known company who offer progression and development opportunities
- 22 days holiday PLUS bank holidays
- End of year bonus/ vouchers and team meal
Don't miss out on this exciting Routing Supervisor opportunity - Apply now with your latest CV and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are interested in this role: