Established in 1972 WF Supplies have been proudly servicing the fit out and construction industry for nearly 50 years. Starting out as a fixings specialist our team, premises and stock lines have continued to grow and we now have over 5800 key lines, in stock and ready for dispatch to your sites nationwide.
The purpose of this role is to carry out the daily planning and routing for WF’s own fleet of delivery vehicles and keep the sales team and driver team informed throughout the day. This is a very key role for WF as it provides the vital link between the deliveries, sales team, drivers and customers. In short, the mission for each day is to get every delivery to site on time and in full, whatever takes to fulfil in the most efficient way.
Key Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):
- Communicating with drivers as they go about their day
- Communicating with sales on all aspects of deliveries and delivery information
- Organising any external and extra transport, including booking pallet network deliveries (keeping records of these too)
- Organising drivers to cover the day’s deliveries (including booking agency/ temp drivers)
- Day to day preparation for the routing in the evening (including but not limited to checking weights, dates and noting special requirements)
- Organising collections from suppliers and customer’s sites
- Managing feedback from drivers to sales and vice versa
- Carrying out the daily routing schedule at the end of each day – accumulating all orders and planning them suitably for loading then delivering the next day
- Managing delivery issues via “green forms” – communicating, producing and advising from them
- Ensuring completed arrival of drivers with collections being booked in
- Booking in and advising on any special requirements
- Completing drivers’ information after routing – start time, vehicle and paperwork
Requirements:
- Previous experience in logistics and route planning is essential
- Merlin knowledge is advantageous
- MaxOptra knowledge is advantageous
- Basic knowledge and understanding of transport compliance is essential
- Works well in a team
- Great communicator
- Great organisation and admin efficiency
- Passion for company and customer satisfaction
- Good attention to detail
- Good time management
Schedule: Monday- Friday , 10:30 - 20:00 (with 30mins lunch break)
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Andover SP10: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Experience:
- transport/routing: 1 year (required)
Location:
Work Location: In person
