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Transport Administrator

Responsive Personnel
Posted 3 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Bristol, Gloucestershire BS37 5DQ

Salary

£20,000 - £25,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Job Title: Transport Administrator
  • Salary: £25-£27k
  • Experience Required: Working knowledge of basic administration principles, transport industry and systems desirable, general administration tasks in the haulage industry
  • Key Responsibilities: Coordinating transportation planning, reviewing customer requirements, ensuring safety standards compliance, handling customer complaints, data entry, answering queries, receiving customer requests, planning transportation schedules, liaising with drivers, developing transportation procedures, updating freight charges, completing general administrative duties
  • Location: Yate

Responsive Personnel are pleased to be able to offer a great opportunity for a Transport Administrator to work with a long-standing prominent Employer in Yate.

Duties & responsibilities:

  • Coordinating with the Transportation team regarding transportation planning and strategies
  • Reviewing customer requirements and suggesting vehicle types and freight charges
  • Ensuring compliance with the safety standards and transportation department SOPs
  • Handling any customer complaints and processing the urgent ones to the Senior Management
  • Carry out the data entry of information onto the relevant system, identifying and resolving any discrepancies and prepare all documentation relating to the movement/transportation of goods.
  • Answer and direct queries promptly and in a professional manner providing accurate information to ensure excellent customer service is being delivered
  • Receiving customer requests and bookings
  • Planning daily transportation schedules and assigning drivers
  • Liaising with drivers for smooth movement of goods and materials
  • Developing and implementing new and improved transportation procedures
  • Updating freight charges periodically
  • Complete general administrative duties in an efficient and effective manner to deliver a world class service;

Key Skills and requirements:

  • Working knowledge of basic administration principles
  • Transport industry and systems desirable
  • Microsoft packages
  • General administration tasks, preferably in the haulage industry
  • Supporting a department with general administration tasks
  • Excellent organisational and communication skills
  • Ability to multitask and work under pressure
  • Ability to collaborate with other team members and departments
  • Excellent leadership and problem-solving skills

Hours: Monday to Friday 40 hours a week

Salary: £25-£27k

Location:Yate

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.