Logistics Shift Coordinator (Shift Manager - Dispatch) at DPDgroup UK
About the Role
Raunds
Full Time
£40,000
Hiring Immediately
● Contract Type: Permanent 40 Hours Per Week
● Salary: Circa £39,600 Plus bonus
● Location: DPD Raunds, Warth Park Way, NN9 6NY
● Days of Work: Sunday to Thursday
● Hours of Work: 4:30 - 13:30
Join us on our journey as we aim to be the UK’s most sustainable delivery company, whilst ensuring our customers continue to receive a world-class service. You will be in a busy and fast-paced business, with a turnover of nearly £2 billion, that can offer you great benefits and plenty of opportunities to progress your career.
DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer. We are currently recruiting for an experienced Shift Manager to help strengthen our depot operations management team.
In this role you will be working closely with our self-employed Owner Drivers (OD’s) and Employed Drivers, building a strong relationship with them and keeping the drivers engaged, well managed, and motivated to ensure outstanding service is delivered.
Key Responsibilities
1. Ensure depot target for Core Routes is achieved.
2. Ensure depot target Stops Per Route (SPR) is achieved.
3. Ensure all other delivery & collection routes are properly set.
4. Ensure all drivers scan and load their vans for delivery in a safe, timely, and efficient manner.
5. Maintain ongoing communication with drivers to resolve any issues.
6. Ensure adequate resources are available to guarantee any ad-hoc collections are picked up either via your pool of drivers or by using couriers/agencies.
7. Ensure that all relevant documentation and systems are completed accurately and in line with company and/or legislative requirements.
8. Work to set Key Performance Indicators including Service, Cost, Productivity, Transport, and Health and Safety.
9. Ensure Depot Clear is achieved in line with depot targets.
What We’re Looking For
You will have experience in a fast-paced operation with proven and demonstrable people management experience, involving direct accountability and responsibility for motivating and leading a high-performing team, ideally within a Transport Setting. We would also expect:
1. Strong communication skills with the ability to inspire, motivate, and manage a team.
2. Decisive and effective decision-making, problem resolution, and time management skills.
3. High levels of resilience, self-motivation, and flexibility.
4. Excellent computer skills with the ability to use Google Chrome applications.
5. Ability to do comprehensive reporting, alongside analysis of data.
6. High vigilance to any unscrupulous activity, taking swift and appropriate action.
7. Demonstration of the core DPD DNA values of Passion, Respect, Honesty, Flexibility, Caring, and Accountability.
About Our Benefits
We recognize that our people are at the heart of our business. To name but a few:
1. Holiday trading.
2. Enhanced maternity and paternity package.
3. Free life assurance of 4 x salary on joining the pension scheme.
4. Health Kiosks visiting every location.
5. Vitality at Work.
6. Free On-Site Parking.
7. Discounted shopping from 100’s of retailers including up to 5% off supermarket shopping.
8. Milestone Days off to celebrate with your family and friends.
9. Free eye tests and support with the cost of glasses for employees who regularly use a screen.
Joining DPD can lead to not just a stable job but also a career. DPD prides itself on recognizing and developing talent alongside a desire to promote from within. If you identify with our aims and values and can help us deliver our customers' promises, then this is the job for you! Apply today.
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