Are you a great communicator? Do you have a can-do attitude? Are you good at planning routes and have strong organisational skills? We’ve got just the opportunity for you with in our Logistics business as part of the forwarding planning team.

Working Monday to Friday, 08:00 – 17:00, we need you to deliver the highest level of customer service, through planning, subcontracting & sourcing the best haulage solutions to fulfill our customer’s requirements. You’ll be planning & subcontracting for both our rail and road operations, monitoring delivery and collection schedules, identifying and resolving any issues with hauliers along the way. Problem solving skills are key combined with a desire to improve quality and performance in the business. We need you to possess sound judgement skills, as you’ll be asked to review KPIs and other data looking for improvements we can make in our service. You’ll be required to build strong relationships quickly, actively sourcing new hauliers for our portfolio. Negotiating rates and onboarding them as one of our new suppliers, to ensure we have a network available, to maximise vehicle utilisation, ultimately meeting our customer’s needs.

We are looking for a hard-working individual to join our team, who has a willingness to progress, within an innovative company. A sound geographical knowledge combined with a background in administration. Solid IT skills are necessary, as there is a requirement to keep accurate records so that invoices, reports, and statistical information can be produced. If you think you have a proactive, forward-thinking approach to all tasks and strive for continuous improvements to enhance our customer service & experience, then this is an opportunity for you!!! You’ll be working with a great team who enjoy what they do so you’ll be well looked after to perform to your best.

 

Now about what we can give you.  You’ll become part of a great business who take our people development seriously.  You’ll be able to access some fantastic benefits such as:

• Life assurance cover
• Contributory company pension scheme
• Free ferry travel for up to 4 guests between Dover and Calais / Newcastle and Amsterdam with no limit on trips
• Regular Team social events for employees and families
• Full employee assistance programme including:
• Proactive financial, emotional, mental, and physical health care support including face to face counselling, fast 24/7 access to a GP, a second medical opinion and legal support for colleagues and their family
• Huge range of retail discounts from high street and online retailers
• Cashback on health care including dental, optical, physiotherapy, prescriptions, specialist consultations and much more
• Access to Thrive, our award-winning Wellbeing platform
• Access to mental health first aid and opportunity to join support webinars with a focus on all areas of positive wellbeing

 

Who We Are….? DFDS provides shipping and transport services in Europe, generating annual revenues of EUR 1.9bn. To over 8,400 freight customers, we deliver high performance and superior reliability through shipping and port terminal services, and transport and logistics solutions. For six million passengers, we provide safe overnight and short sea ferry services. Our 10,000 employees are located on ships and in offices across more than 20 countries. DFDS was founded in 1866, is headquartered in Copenhagen, and listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen. In the UK, DFDS prides itself on having signed the Armed Forces Covenant and membership of the Apprenticeship Diversity Champions Network. We have just been added to the CILT top 30 Logistics Providers List!

Interested? Apply now! If you’re looking for a new challenge and have a desire to work with one of Northern Europe’s leading shipping and logistics company, please send us across your CV!