Company Description Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) provides distribution services to FMCG clients. Customer centric service focus is delivered through a site-level empowered culture. At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired Job Description Due to continued growth our Minworth site are now recruiting for a Senior Transport Coordinator on afull time permanent basis. Salary: £34,000 per annum. Working hours: Monday-Friday, 11am-7pm. As a Senior Transport Coordinator you will be responsible for managing and overseeing the transport operation, ensuring that service levels are achieved and maintained, as well as planning driver and vehicle resource to achieve delivery / collection times. Key Duties of a Senior Transport Coordinator: Optimising resource and adherence of WTD and drivers hours legislation. Creating an effective transport plan to achieve on time delivery and collection performance expectations. Providing 24/7 communication Transport link with Customer Services and Sales Order Processing. Monitoring retailer arrival and departure times, ensuring deliveries are made within the specified windows. Providing the admin team with a collection arrival schedule to maintain and achieve KPIs. Arranging deliveries using nominated contractors for special instruction deliveries, re-deliveries or LIW. Liaising with pallet staff to ensure depot has sufficient pallet balances. Ensuring any investigations and disciplinaries are carried out in the correct manner. Completing Risk Assessments. Ensuring all accidents, incidents and near misses are logged and reported. Qualifications Significant knowledge & experience of tachograph/ driving rules and regulations. Previous management/ supervisory experience desirable. Attention to detail/accuracy. Planning and organisation skills. Excellent communication skills in order to deliver accurate information. Good IT skills including Microsoft office packages. Effectively prioritise work load in order to meet set deadlines. Be professional, approachable and helpful to ensure smooth running of the general operation. Significant transport experience in FMCG environment. Additional Information As part of our drive to make Great Beara great place to work, we are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers. Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives. Our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include: Annual Leave Competitive holiday entitlement. Pension scheme We want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirementso we offer agreat contribution of 4% employee and 4% employer. Life Assurance - x2 your annual salary. Wellness Via our Employee Assistance Programmewe offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year. Eye Care Vouchers We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses. Reward & Recognition We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the Month and Year, special recognition and long service awards. Everyday discounts - Via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity, please apply now and become a part of our WinningTeam