Booking in Clerk

The Job:
To ensure that all the transport delivery jobs are booked into their delivery destinations so that customer products arrive in the right place at the right time, and that delivery times align with effective routing for the Transport Team.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensure that customer deliveries are booked in for the correct booking slots so that deliveries arrive on time and are pre-booked at the correct destinations
• Once the booking in time has been confirmed it must be recorded following the Company’s booking in procedure
• Collaborate with customer delivery contacts to synchronise with the customer requirements for efficient routing
• Support the transport or logistics team with general administrative tasks
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures and data protection requirements
• Operate as a member of the team in the achievement of objectives and targets
• Monitor own work outputs and performance against team and compliance targets
• Take reasonable care for your own safety and that of others, to ensure that a safe working environment is maintained at all times, to use appropriate protective equipment when there is a requirement to do so, and to report any accidents/hazardous conditions to the Line Manager
• Attend employee training and development activities as directed by the Line Manager
• Undertake any other duties in connection with the job purpose as may be allocated by the Line Manager

About you:

• To develop and maintain positive and productive relationships with managers, colleagues, customers, clients, suppliers and visitors to ensure efficient running of the department
• GCSE level 4-9 or equivalent qualification
• Experience in a similar office administrator role
• Experience of MS Office, including Word and Excel
• Experience of data input
• Working in a customer-facing environment
• Solving queries or problems in a timely manner
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Ability to produce clear and concise documentation
• Understanding of the requirements of the Data Protection Act
• Organisational skills including time management, planning, meeting deadlines and the ability to deal with conflicting demands
• Methodical approach to tasks
• Ability to prioritise work and work flexibly to meet deadlines

Our brief: Simple Recruitment are acting as an employment agency on behalf of our client, based in Evercreech, who are seeking a Booking in Clerk to join their team on a permanent basis.