Driver/Fleet Coordinator

Title: Driver/Fleet Coordinator

Salary: £22,000

Location: North Kent

OVERVIEW:
Edwards & Pearce are proud to be partnering with one of the UKs most successful automotive transport companies. They are looking to recruit a dynamic Driver Coordinator to work within their team. This will be a vital role in a fast paced environment dealing with a team of drivers on a daily basis.

THE ROLE

As a Driver Coordinator, your duties will include but not be limited to:

-Co-ordinating the most efficient use of the nominated Drivers by daily contact and updating the system with the current information to improve Driver utilisation.
-Responsibility for maximising Drivers'' available hours whilst staying within working time legislation.
-Monitoring and manage Driver performance against expectations and challenge inefficiencies or poor practices.
-Highlight to the Team Leader any productivity concerns with individuals.
-Update the helpdesk team on all likely failed or late deliveries.
-Agree daily with the wider team priorities and changes to Driver patterns required to achieve volume and lead time requirements.
-Review Driver league tables and focus on improving the productivity of the least productive
-Ensure communication with Drivers takes place daily to confirm workload and expected achievement timescales.
-Plan Drivers to arrive for scheduled maintenance on time and in line with compliance requirements.

THE CANDIDATE

-A good knowledge of UK geography.
-Previous experience in a Driver Liaison, Traffic Planning, or fleet management.
-A good understanding of Drivers'' working time legislation.
-Proficient user of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel. Vision knowledge would also be an advantage
-Excellent communication skills and experience of dealing with drivers on a daily basis

THE CONSULTANCY
*Edwards & Pearce is a professional recruitment consultancy with 11 specialist divisions managed by experts in their own area of recruitment
*Established in 1998
*Employ approx 30 staff
*2 offices in Doncaster & Hull
*Edwards & Pearce operates according to a strict ethical code and aims to offer both candidates and clients the highest levels of professionalism and customer service.
*Edwards & Pearce has an enviable client base including plc''s, blue chip organisations and SME''s , global FMCG manufacturing, the public sector, charities and the Big 4 accountancy firms achieving preferred supplier status with many clients
*From the 2 offices based in Yorkshire, Edwards & Pearce successfully recruit for not only local, regional and national clients but has also undertaken and filled international assignments