Total 5 Senior Executive level Transportation / Logistics job vacancies in Manchester, M23 2YS

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form. Diversity Matters MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk. Were looking forward to hearing from you!

We are looking for enthusiastic, highly motivated applicants, who are able to demonstrate they have the necessary qualities to be caring, compassionate, and possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, along with the ability to work autonomously and within a team.



As a senior scheduler you will be expected to provide a service of the highest quality to the directorate, surgical specialities and, most importantly, patients by way of delivering a wide ranging catalogue of essential administrative duties. The role of a senior scheduler is one of great responsibilty; challenging and intensive but, ultimately, offering a great degree of job satisfaction with the oppurtunity to gain valuable knowledge and skills in the world of elective surgical scheduling.



You will be given a full programme of training to equip you for the best possible start in the role; regular appraisals; health and wellbeing support; and be part of a friendly, hard-working team.

An excellent telphone manner is essential, along with a great degree of intelligence, tact, patience and empathy in order to deal with oftentimes delicate situations with families, challenging conversations with surgeons and meeting with Operational Managers and other members of clinical teams.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual, with a passion for excellence and a thirst for knowledge that upholds the MFT Values. You will be able and willing to work as part of a team, but also have the disciplince to work autonomously, with intiative, common sense and pride in your work. The ability to take guidance, admit mistakes and be willing to develop your skills whilst enhancing the service is a necessity. You will be professional, realiable, punctual, willing to listen and have excellent attention to detail.

If you believe you meet all of the above, we encourage you to apply, and show us that you are the outstanding candidate for the role.


This advert closes on Friday 26 Jul 2024

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We are looking for a highly motivated individual, with a passion for excellence and a thirst for knowledge that upholds the MFT Values. You will be able and willing to work as part of a team, but also have the disciplince to work autonomously, with intiative, common sense and pride in your work. The ability to take guidance, admit mistakes and be willing to develop your skills whilst enhancing the service is a necessity. You will be professional, realiable, punctual, willing to listen and have excellent attention to detail. If you believe you meet all of the above, we encourage you to apply, and show us that you are the outstanding candidate for the role.

My clients are a very well-established busy freight forwarder-based Manchester M50 postcode. They are committed to delivering a fast, reliable, and cost-effective logistics solution. We are now looking for them a Senior Assistant – Exports/Import

Monday – Friday 37.5 hours
Hourly rate £15.38 per hour DOE
Initially a 12 months contract

Purpose of Role:

Working within the busy Freight Management team, the purpose of the role is to manage key customer’s requirements relating to their freight shipments.
Key Tasks:
• Organising the export and import of varied cargo by any or a combination of transport modes
• Liaise with customers to obtain shipment authorisations
• Monitor and manage cargo movements from origin to final point of destination
• Ensure full compliance of appropriate legislation and regulations and all documentation relevant to the movement of cargo
• Develop and maintain close relationships with customers
• Provide regular communication to customers of shipment progress
• Manage Customs processes necessary for the export of shipments
• Resolving any customer service issues for the customer
• Obtain rates and prepare quotations on request or on receipt of a booking
• Maintain own P & L’s weekly
• Prepare documents for invoicing
• Liaising with customers to determine other opportunities for new lanes /activity
• To perform any other duties not defined in the job description as reasonably requested / expected by the Company

Personal Qualities:
• A methodical approach with excellent communication skills
• The ability to communicate effectively at all levels
• An understanding of the importance of attention to detail and quality of product
• A flexible hands on approach to work and willing to complete a variety of tasks
• Ability to work to strict deadlines and under pressure
• Ability to work within a team and on own initiative

Knowledge and Experience:
• Previous experience of international shipping process and Freight Forwarding is essential
• Previous experience of working with Cargowise is an advantage but not essential as training can be given
• Knowledge of export and import activities
• Proficient in the use of work/excel and email
• Previous administrative experience is essential
• Excellent organisational, problem solving and decision making skills
• Previous experience of working within a fast paced environment

Please note that United In Recruitment can’t always respond to all applicants due to the high volume of CV's received every day. Should you not receive a response within 2 working days please accept this as not been successful, and we wish you all the best in your job search. Your details will not be held, and we apologise that we are unable to contact everyone in person and thank you for your interest.

Senior Application Engineer - Logistics & Distribution
£43,000 to £53,000 pro-rata plus great benefits (Work Level 5)
8-month secondment/FTC
Manchester city centre (hybrid working)

Please Note: Due to the Christmas period, screening and interviews for this role will take place in January 2024

We're open to applications from candidates who may require flexible working arrangements. There'll be an opportunity to discuss your flexible working requirements during the interview process, and at offer stage.

We're looking for a Senior Application Engineer to join us on an 8-month fixed-term contract in Manchester to provide technology-related support and guidance to our Logistics colleagues; making sure that the systems in place are fit for purpose. In this role you'll work in a hybrid way - splitting your time between home and the office (find out more about our hybrid working policy at colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy).

As a Senior Application Engineer at Co-op, we'll look to you to design and deliver a range of solutions, from software to infrastructure, as well as providing day-to-day technical support to both internal and external partners. If you can bring us the experience in logistics and distribution technologies that we're looking for, we can offer you chance to make a big impact on the way we do business.

What you'll do

• Provide application design, build, and implementation support related to our logistics and distribution technologies (e.g. Manhattan)
• Monitor and manage the day-to-day service delivery on a 24/7 rotation
• Facilitate and lead workshops to identify continuous improvement opportunities
• Work closely alongside senior leaders across Co-op
• Co-ordinate and lead small teams to deliver project activities within overall business change projects

This role would suit people who have

• Experience of warehouse & transport management systems development (e.g. Manhattan, TES, Paragon) within a logistics and distribution environment
• Experience working in technology; running change and operations for multiple, business critical applications and services
• Good communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to translate technical language for a non-technical audience
• The ability to coach, support, and mentor colleagues; supporting them in their development

Why Co-op?

If you've got the skills and experience we're looking for, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services). You'll also get:

• Private healthcare
• 28 days holiday pro-rata (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• YuLife - an app that rewards you for exercising with discounts and vouchers for your favourite brands

Building an inclusive work environment

At Co-op, we're proud to do things a different way. As one of the world's largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we've had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

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