We’re looking for a proactive Distribution Coordinator to join the team at Portakabin. You’ll provide high standards of service to our clients and will actively engage with our customers and suppliers through our business to achieve optimal outcomes.
Role Details:
- Salary: £27,000-£30,000
- Role based: York
- Contract type: Permanent
- Annual leave: 25 days plus bank holidays
Role Responsibilities:
* Ensure that contracted vehicles are used efficiently and safely.
* Be vigilant and pro-active in all matters of health, safety and environmental management, exercising your statutory and moral duty of care at all times.
* Follow and comply with documented business procedures.
* Maintain effective communications with all stakeholders and provide a comprehensive distribution service to our colleagues.
* Give advice and quotations, arranging site inspections and route surveys as necessary.
* Maintain appropriate relationships with sub-contractors.
* Develop a comprehensive understanding of approved haulier’s fleets and capabilities & keep up to date with changes.
* Develop a comprehensive understanding of statutory regulations for the handling and transport of abnormal loads and those which relate to Portakabin products & keep up to date with changes.
Our Ideal Candidate:
We are looking for someone who has:
* Excellent negotiating, influencing and persuading skills
* Experienced in dealing with customers and providing them with a tailored service
* Understanding of lorry loaders and vehicle configurations
* Ability to solve complex problems and think analytically
* Health and safety awareness
* AP qualified would be desirable
Even if you do not match all of our ‘ideal’ criteria we would still be very keen to receive your CV as we love developing our people and may feel that you could be developed into this role.
Benefits & Opportunities:
* Option to buy 5 days of annual leave
* Working flexibly principles
* Contributory pension
* A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
* Employee Assistance Program
* A chance to give back to your community with an annual Volunteering Day Off
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
Why Portakabin?
As innovators in the science of building, we provide modular buildings for hire and sale, as well as supplying refurbished buildings and construction site accommodation. We deliver building solutions for organisations of any size, in sectors ranging from manufacturing, education and health to transport, utilities and construction.
Portakabin now employs more than 2,000 people across ten European countries.
What’s next?
We aim to respond to all applications within 7 working days. We are conducting interviews during, or before, the week commencing Monday 23rd September 2024.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Portakabin is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams.
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support and/or adjustments to be made. If you are having any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team on resourcing@portakabin.com
