Transport Coordinator - Highway Barriers

Transport Coordinator - Highway Barriers

Bilston, Wolverhampton

£30,000 - £33,000

The role will involve planning customer deliveries in line with their order requirements.

Once in receipt of a confirmed order, the person will co-ordinate between commercial departments, internal stakeholders and external customers, and the production controllers to ensure completion is done in a timely manner.

Effectively planning deliveries to create efficiencies across the whole business will be necessary. This role requires strong planning and organisational skills to ensure delivery expectations are met consistently. Working with the yard Supervisors, the person will be responsible for planning the loads due for delivery on our internal fleet of vehicles.

The booking of external transport companies for deliveries will also be required, for both domestic and international orders.

The role will include:

• Delivering confirmed orders to customers in a timely manner
• Facilitate delivery via. Internal fleet and external haulage companies.
• Working with sister companies to create transport efficiencies.
• Contribute to production meetings to ensure product is manufactured and delivered to meet company and customer expectations.
• Prioritise manufacturing of product and work with production team.
• Liaise with customers directly regarding delivery of product.
• Offer valued customer support to customers consistently.
• Re-allocate stock reservations against sales orders to reduce 'panic’ manufacturing where required.
• Arrange collections of customer’s returns to fall in line with deliveries to the same geographical area.
• Scan and allocate delivery notes and picking tickets to the appropriate sales order.
• Plan and execute deliveries for export; working closely with freight forwarders.
• Complete all paperwork required for export ensuring company compliance.
• To provide cover to other functions within your department where necessary.

In addition to the above (non-exhaustive)

• Be a conscientious team member.
• Be organised.
• Be able to plan and prioritise tasks and demands.
• Be flexible in your approach to the business needs and plan you time to achieve what the division requires of you.
• Clear and concise communication techniques.
• To act professionally in the workplace.

Be confident in using a business operating system and aspects Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Excel and SharePoint)

If you are an experienced production and logistics coordinator looking for your next job opportunity please submit your CV or email Danny.Bentley @ Huntermasonconsulting . com