Outbound Dispatcher
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Outbound Dispatcher
Your tasks
- Correct despatch of outbound vehicles including hazardous, customs and support the freight planning where necessary
- Effective management of loading to meet customer requirements and department KPI’s
- Correct administration and monitoring of outbound operation and use of various Dachser
- Tools (including but not limited to Domino, Outbound Planning Tool, CustomsHub)
- Meeting the designated department KPI’s
- Cost accrual and processing of purchase invoices
- Effective communication with other departments in Northampton and the UK as well as other branches in the Network ensuring good working relations
- Ensure compliance of standard operating procedures in daily processes and maintain quality standards of the company.
- Ensure that profit is maximised at all opportunities without compromising quality
- To efficiently respond to customer requests for charter and groupage services to provide cost effective and efficient solutions
- Ensure that all reporting procedures are complied with and that all paperwork is accurate and efficiently handled
- Correct administration and processing of vehicle despatch and provision of appropriate documents (including but not limited to CMR’s, hazardous paperwork, partner paperwork and customs paperwork
- Printing and processing of customs documentation including use of Sequoia, GVMS and any further external or internal customs programmes
- Processing of customer invoices and documentations for correct forwarding of export shipments
- Correct shipment administration according to any internal and external compliance requirements
Your qualifications
- Transport legislation
- Good educational background
- Good geographical knowledge
- Excellent IT skills
- Ability to remain calm under pressure and to organise workload to maximise personal efficiency
- Ability to solve problems and good analytical skills
- Resilience to working in pressurised environment
- Flexibility
- High level of accuracy & attention to detail
- Ability to work on own initiative and to take responsibility and ownership to deliver quality service to the customer
- Experience of working in a fast paced and dynamic environment
- Multi-tasking
What we offer
- Holidays - you’ll get 27 days a year (as well as the usual public holidays).
- Employee Assistance Programme - helping you deal with personal problems that might adversely impact your work performance, health and wellbeing.
- Employee discounts – with access from day one to a multitude of discounts for holidays, high street fashion, supermarkets, gym memberships, insurance, and so much more.
- Pension – an efficient and flexible pension plan that you pay into based on your pensionable salary and your level of contribution. You also benefit from tax relief.
- Health – we offer free eye-tests and money off vouchers.
- Life Assurance - Death In Service benefit
Contact person
To apply send a CV and cover letter to Ellie Wilkins
Ellie Wilkins
ellie.wilkins [at] dachser.com