Transport Administrator, CDH

About the role

At a glance:

Role Title: Transport Administration Customer Delivery Hub 

Position: This position is a permanent role

Hours of Work: Full Time, 37.5 Hours, Monday to Saturday, earliest start 06:00 am and latest finishing time 10: 00 pm. 

Bank Holiday work is required for this position.

Location: Lister Street (CDH)

Salary: The starting rate for this position is £24,400.00, Annual

Shift Premium: 11.5% with a potential earning of up to £2,806, Annual (additional premium is based on hours worked)

Please note: This role requires you to work on-site due to operational requirements. 

Our Customer Delivery Operations are a vital part of our business. 

Here at the Partnership, our Transport Administrator will take ownership of the department's operational success by assisting site management with daily tasks and project work, supporting continuous improvement initiatives and using your customer experience to be an ambassador of John Lewis and Partners. 

As our Transport administrator, you will:

• Undertake administrative tasks relating to Transport and vehicle legal compliance amongst other administration duties.

• Ensure the operation remains legally compliant with adherence to Domestic and EU Driver’s Hour regulations.

• Maintain effective relationships with external service providers & internal vehicle maintenance units.

• Monitor customer delivery routes to ensure high levels of customer service are met.

• Effectively communicating with all Partners and raising operational issues to the Transport/Site Management Teams in a timely manner, providing handovers at the end of your shift.

Essential skills you will need:

• Experience or interest working in transport compliance

• Excellent PC Skills including Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Word, Excel and PowerPoint 

• Experience with Transport Compliance systems for defective vehicles and driver's hours.

• Maths and very good communication skills, both verbal and written

• Good working knowledge of IT Systems 

• Previous Administration experience 

Desirable Skills you can bring:

• Very good organisation and planning skills with a good working knowledge of Transport Legislation

• Knowledge of Telematics systems & Routeplanner

Next Steps 

The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to in time. (If internal, check your Workday notifications and see further guidance on the PDW under "Internal application process").

Following the application of the next steps in this series and upon review of your application, candidates may be invited to a one-on-one in-person interview.

We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we recommend you apply early.

You'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you. 

About The Partnership

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.

We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.

Important points to note:

It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting. If required, you’ll find out more about vetting throughout the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays.

We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants.

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.