Who we are?
Europa Worldwide Group is an ambitious independent logistics operator with three divisions, Europa Road, Europa Air & Sea, and Europa Warehouse, and has been featured in The Sunday Times Top Track 250 for three years.
The group employs over 1,300 people with 16 sales and customer services sites across the UK and Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland, plus Europa’s own teams in Belgium, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, China, India, the UAE and South Africa.
We are looking for:
A European operator to join our team in Dartford who will be the primary contact for their nominated partner – ensuring the smooth overland cargo transit from UK to Europe – in the most cost-effective manner and delivered to the customers expectation. Our ideal candidate would have experience within the logistics industry, but we would still love to hear from you if you have a strong work ethic and willingness to learn without experience!
Some of the many benefits we can offer in return:
* Excellent salary package, up to £28k depending on experience!
* Flexible Hybrid Working: 3 days on site – 2 days from home
* Hours Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm
* Convenient Onsite Amenities: Free car parking and an onsite canteen
* Generous Time Off: Benefit from 25 days of annual leave plus all UK bank holidays.
* Comprehensive Support: Receive bereavement leave and sick pay when you need it most.
* Wellbeing Focus: Access our employee wellbeing programme for your overall health and happiness.
* Referral Rewards: Earn up to £1000 by referring a friend to join our team.
* Work-Life Balance: Thrive in a fantastic working culture that promotes an excellent work-life balance.
* Recognition Programs: Celebrate your contributions with our charity 50-50 and long service awards.
What you will be doing:
* Act as first point of contact for Europa branch network and overseas partners, escalating issues as required
* Controlling the arrival of cargo into the hub ensuring the freight is available to be delivered on time.
* Arranging deliveries with customers (external and internal) and partners to agreed SLA
* Communicating with customers (external and internal) and partners to manage ongoing relationships
* Research and understand financials of the service to find more profitable means to operate and making the optimum commercial decisions to reduce real cost
* Investigate cost saving with COT’s/DOT’s and routing options – maximising operating efficiency
* Planning of groupage departures (export)
What you will bring to the role:
* Strong, confident personality, with customer service or operation sales background.
* Previous experience within transport and logistics in a similar planning role.
* Time management and communication skills.
* The ability to prioritise and to pro-actively deal with situations and use initiative.
* Driven to succeed within the workplace.
Europa Worldwide Group do not accept agency CV submissions unless specifically requested/ engaged with the role by the Internal Recruitment Team. Please do not submit speculative CV’S to our Recruiters, Employees, Hiring Managers, or any branches/locations directly. Europa will not be responsible for any fees related to CV’s received in this unsolicited manner.
Please note - if you submit your CV, you are giving Europa Worldwide Group Ltd, and its subsidiaries consent to hold your personal data. All applications will be dealt with according to General Data Protection Regulations. Europa Worldwide Group are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.