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Van Controller
GSF Car Parts
Ashford
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GBP 25,000 - 35,000
Full time
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Job summary
This innovative firm is seeking a dedicated Van Controller to lead a driver team in ensuring timely deliveries and exceptional customer service. In this role, you will coordinate delivery operations, manage fleet maintenance, and motivate your team to exceed customer expectations. With a focus on teamwork and efficiency, you will play a crucial role in maintaining high service standards. The company offers a supportive environment with numerous benefits designed to enhance your career and well-being. If you're passionate about logistics and team management, this opportunity is perfect for you.
Benefits
Performance-based bonus
20 days annual leave
Free flu vaccine
Health & wellbeing tools
Life assurance scheme
Discounts from household names
Paid time off to volunteer
Training qualifications
Career progression opportunities
Qualifications
- Proven track record in managing delivery teams and coordinating logistics.
- Strong ability to motivate diverse teams and ensure customer satisfaction.
Responsibilities
- Manage driver team and coordinate cost-effective delivery runs.
- Ensure timely deliveries and maintain fleet servicing.
Skills
Team Management
Customer Focus
Communication Skills
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
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
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:
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.
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
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
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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