Transport Controller – Avonmouth

Reports to: Transport Manager

Type of position: Full-time

Hours: 40 Hours Per Week

Main Responsibilities:

Molson Group are the UK’s largest independent new and used equipment dealer. With a customer focused approach, we are able to provide clients of all sizes a single source supply option of market leading products, backed up by a team that care about your business. As a Transport Controller you will effectively maintain the transport operation and day to day business as well as observing company process and procedures within the transport team. The role-holder will also operate and deliver the transport services based on the transport requests and deadlines from internal and external stakeholders and will act as a key point of contact for Day-to-Day transport activities.

• Liaising with the sales team, production, and customers to ensure timely preparation and delivery of sold and stock machinery.
• Arranging and planning transport of the machines and attachments to given deadlines, thus ensuring the smooth day to day running of company logistics.
• Booking sub-contractors and ensuring they deliver within agreed terms.
• Be proactive in cost saving exercises with external suppliers, monitoring, and minimizing transport costs.
• Raising and goods receiving purchase orders & transport notes for the transport movements.
• Liaising with equipment suppliers and customers across UK and internationally.
• Direct investigations and verify and resolve queries calmly and decisively.
• Communicating effectively with key stakeholders about transport arrangements.

• Ensuring machine, attachments and assets movements are captured and recorded correctly using Molson’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
• Ensuring the Molson lorry is kept busy and operating at all times, as appropriate with the available driver hours.
• Accurate maintenance of transport and stock records on the ERP system.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Preparing export and import information packages, leasing with customs agents, customers, and suppliers to ensure import and export customs procedures are followed in line with government regulations.
• Any other administrative tasks within capabilities.

Skill and Experience

• Experience working in a fast-paced industry.
• Experience in the transport industry preferred.
• Background in plant or similar industries (Not essential).

Education Requirements:

• Good general level of Education including English and Maths

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or call us on: 01179 820 123