Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) provides distribution services to FMCG clients. Customer centric service focus is delivered through a site-level empowered culture.

At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

We are currently seeking a Transport Coordinator to join our Transport team at our Oldham site on a full time permanent basis! 

Salary: £30,000 per annum.

Shift Pattern: Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm.

The purpose of a Transport Coordinator is to ensure that all transport administration, inclusive of all compliance aspects, is produced in an accurate and timely manner and is efficiently maintained.

Key Duties of a Transport Coordinator:

• Proactively communicate weekly PMI schedules and create full year’s schedule for both locations.
• Present all trailers / vehicles for PMI in line with predetermined schedules.
• Maintain and analyse Driver data in Tachomaster and generate reports to check legality of the drivers’ hours.
• Maintain and administer the Fueltek system and reconcile fuel usage - allocate fuel to correct vehicles; issue fuel pin codes to new starters’; issue fuel keys to new vehicles and provide reports to the Transport Team highlighting the drivers MPG performance.
• Export Microlise data and produce reports on vehicle and driver performance for the Transport Teams.
• Investigate and record missing vehicle mileage, report exceptions and illegal activity to the Transport Manager.
• Support sites with haulier set up and administration around BRC requirements.
• Record holidays and sickness and update the Company timekeeping systems.
• Monitor and issue contractor permits to work and flag issues to site leadership teams.
• Undertake departmental audits, record, investigate and communicate findings to the Transport Teams.
• Create purchase orders on SAP and issue to relevant vendors for services and goods received.
• Produce ad-hoc reports and respond to queries as required.

• A working knowledge of the Road Transport Directive and current drivers’ hours.
• Attention to detail / accuracy.
• Computer literate including Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Able to work efficiently and accurately under pressure.
• Able to work as part of a team or individually.
• Good negotiation skills.
• Strong communicator across all levels.
• Strong systems skills including tachomaster / tranman and other maintenance systems.

As part of our drive to make Great Bear a great place to work, we are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave – 28 days inclusive of the bank holidays. 
• Pension scheme – We want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirement so we offer a great contribution of 4% employee and 4% employer.
• Life Assurance -  x2 your annual salary.
• Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year. 
• Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses. 
• Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the Month and Year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts - Via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!

If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity, please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam!