Control Tower Clerk

Control Tower Clerk

Ref.: UK - 36579

 

 

Facts & Figures

Job function	Transportation & Warehouse Administration
Country	UK
Location	Leicestershire (Lutterworth)
Position offered by	DHL Supply Chain UK
Reports to	Mat Church
Career level	Operatives/Administrative
Contract	Permanent (Full-Time)
Travel required	No business travels
Work permit required	No
Start date	Immediate
Closing date for applications	27/10/13
Shift work required	Rotational

 

Position: Control Tower Clerk

Location: Lutterworth, Leicestershire

Salary: £18,000

Job Type: Permanent/Full-time

Working Pattern: Rotational

Ideal Start Date: To be defined

Looking for a new career with a Global company?  We are offering one outstanding candidate the chance to be a Control Tower Clerk in our Supply Chain division based at our site in Lutterworth, Leicestershire.

At DHL, people mean the world to us. We aim to attract and retain the best talents. We provide challenge and opportunity for personal and professional development. We make sure that you know what a difference you make to our business and how you can be proud of building THE logistics company for the world.

Under the DHL Supply Chain umbrella, one of the business units of DHL, our mission is to provide customized logistics and industry solutions in the areas of supply chain management, warehousing, distribution, value added services, and lead logistics provider services for our customers – helping them deliver better results everyday.

What are you accountable for achieving?

The successful candidate will manage the creation of an effective, efficient and commercially viable load plan each day to ensure that all customers’ deliveries are made on the date and at the time expected. The candidate will ensure that all loads are tracked, with issues logged and escalated accordingly and completion of service provision with closure/return of all required information, within theUKand Ireland Supply Chain.  Other accountabilities for this role will include:

• To work closely with Control Tower staff.
• To manage the acceptance of in-bound consignments/orders and oversee the building into a Daily Load Plan grouped by source geographical location, taking into account vehicle availability, size and payload, ensuring that all un-scheduled consignments are included.
• To manage the maximisation of vehicle load-fill via effective consolidation and use of strategic partners to fulfil agreed service levels.
• Manage the monitoring of sub contracted traffic and spend, minimising this spend where appropriate, ensuring the effective utilisation of EFX to manage sub-contraction.
• Manage the monitoring and reporting, weekly, of all costs via the transport planning system.  Ensure service levels are met and reported to Consumer Network defined KPI’s.
• Establish excellent communications with key customer contacts and subcontractors.
• Manage and present, where required, any management reports.

What will you need as a successful Control Tower Clerk?

Essential

• Knowledge of geographies and specific market conditions.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Understanding of CT methodology and application in operations and systems.
• Extensive knowledge of the commercial aspects of a large international (UKandEire) distribution operation.)
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of people. A high standard of presentation and communication skills are also needed in order to deal effectively with the customers both internal and external.
• PC literate- able to create Excel spreadsheets, Word documents and emails.
• Ability to analyse problems and develop creative solutions to complex operational issues.

Desirable

• Educated to university degree level or equivalent professional qualifications or experience.

What will you get in return?

In addition to the excellent opportunities for progression, our package includes 25 days holiday, defined contribution pension scheme and access to discounts with major high street retailers.

If this sounds like a role for you, please click the apply button.

Here at DHL we are an equal opportunities employer: all together different, all together successful.