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An exciting new Trunking Operations Manageropportunity at DX!
All About You
You will be friendly, hard-working and love the buzz of getting things done. We love team players and here at DX we are committed to providing our people the technical and personal skills to progress their careers.
About Us
We are a leading independent parcel, mail and logistics services company operating throughout the UK and Ireland delivering the important things in life. DX Express provides next-day or scheduled delivery services for parcels and freight, as well as comprehensive logistics solutions, including warehouse management and the operation of customer-liveried vehicles. Our brand is what we do every day and our values set the tone for how we want our colleagues to go about their business of delivering the Delivered Exactly promise.
What will it feel like to be part of our team?
At DX, we know our people are our foundation of success. We'll give you all the responsibility you need to develop yourself as an adaptable leader; with plenty of challenges to keep your career growing. If you want to develop your career, DX will provide the training and the opportunities! In addition, you will work with passionate and supportive people who are focused on meeting the DX Delivered Exactly promise.
Role Summary
To plan all nightly trunking routes through DX Express. This position will use the tools available to route all trunks and change routes as needed by reviewing volumes from past and forecasts for future to both create schedules in advance and review on a daily basis to best suit the network from a service and cost perspective.
Key responsibilities
Manage and control the day to day scheduling of all DXE Trunking.
o Represent DX in a professional manner at all times
o Follow all aspects of DX Manual Handling, Safe Working and Health and Safety policies
o Create all daily national trunking schedules
o Ensure all trunking schedules are legal in terms of drivers hours legislation
o Review volumes on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis to ensure schedules are in place to ensure a clear floor policy in all hubs
o Manage routes in line with the trunking budget and time frames
o Ensure all schedules fit with hub operations and with the correct flow into and out of the individual depots
o You must ensure the cost a service balance is optimal by ensuring depots can provide the best service at optimal cost. Balancing off the trunk v labour v C&D cost in each location
o Liaise with hub management and depot management on a daily basis
o Fully communicate all changes daily
o Peak time planning
Liaise with network to create volume forecasts on a monthly basis
Essential criteria for this role
o Full driving licence as will be expected to travel to depots
o Excellent knowledge of Excel
o High PC literacy
o Excellent Communicator
o Knowledge of DX systems an advantage
o High standards for getting things right
o Strong character who can challenge people from Warehouse operatives to General Managers and Directors
o Must be able to work well in a team
o CPC preferable but not essential however a basic knowledge of drivers hours legislation is essential
o Excellent attention to detail
o Relentless focus on delivering best practice
o Ability to quickly learn new processes and systems
o Resilient nature able to deal with resistance
o Numerate understands principles of revenue, cost and profitability
o Experience of Health and Safety principles preferred
Resourceful able to gather information from different sourcesAdditional information on this role
If you have previous experience of managing teams in fast-paced mail/distribution environments and have the ambition to develop your leadership skills, then we would love to hear from you.
Benefits
* Competitive Rates of Pay
* Company Funded Health Cash Plan
* Holidays: 25 days increasing with length of service + bank holidays
* Long Service Recognition scheme
* Enhanced Maternity & Paternity
* Company Pension Scheme
* Life Assurance
* Employee Assistance programme including 24/7 Virtual GP
* DX Discounts Portal
* Excellent opportunities for career progression and more!!
We look forward to hearing from you!
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Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Management
* Industries
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