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Gi Group are seeking a transport coordinator to work for our client based in New Holland (DN19), within their transport and logistics department.

Our client has a drive for service and people, setting high standards in the quality of product and the overall operations process, supplying market-leading multi-product solutions including structural timber and bespoke milling services.

Pay rate - £14.00 per hour

Contract type - temporary ongoing position

** Own transport will be required due to location **

Purpose of Role
As a transport coordinator you will ensure that customer orders are fulfilled in full, on time and in a cost-effective manner. Delivery/ collection management from order processing/planning and allocation of resource through to point of delivery, ensuring the highest levels of customer service.
Maintain legislative compliance and provide first line management of drivers.

Duties include
* Produce daily transport plan including own collections by agreed cut off time / sequenced loading
plan.
* Cost effective planning utilising own resource and subcontract.
* Produce / agree loading plan with loading supervisors to ensure loads are picked, loaded, and
dispatched for departure time to achieve delivery bookings.
* Facilitate distribution of loading / journey manifests by agreed time.
* Report late running and delivery queries to customers services team / customers.
* Schedule all customer and raw materials collections within agreed timescales.
* Maintain relationship with suppliers.
* Accurately despatching timber & creating delivery papers.
* Data entry, load analytics.

The successful candidate will have
* Experience of Transport Office
* Planning experience, preferably multi drop.
* Aware of Drivers hours and Tachograph legislation
* Microsoft competent, Excel
* KPI driven, cost, trailer fill etc.
* Experience of dealing with drivers
* Ability to react to changes in the plan, proactive.
* Advantage to have used Planning software and WMS systems.

Personal attributes
* A confident, enthusiastic, approachable and motivated person.
* Energetic and flexible team member.
* Has a proactive and 'can do' attitude.
* Sense of responsibility.
* Ability to build good working relationships

If you are interested in this role then please submit your CV or call (phone number removed).

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