Service Delivery Manager

Vacancy

Service Delivery Manager

Freightliner Group Ltd. – Southampton

A vacancy has arisen for a Service Delivery Manager, Reporting to the Account Manager. This role will be responsible to manage and control the day to day interface between G&W Intermodal UK and the Customer.

Key Responsibilities:

• To receive and process all bookings from the customer to an agreed specification and within the agreed timescales.
• To liaise with the customer and G&W offices at all levels as required, ensuring a professional approach and image is maintained.
• To develop and maintain strong working relationships with all departments within G&W and the customer.
• To manage the day-to-day activities of the customer, in conjunction with the requirements of the Commercial department and in line with Company standards and available services advising the customer where necessary.
• To manage and achieve business targets as agreed with your Account Manager.
• To proactively maximise all sales opportunities available from the customer base, considering future strategic planning and opportunities identifying future trends in traffic and any relevant new business ensuring this information is shared with relevant G&W personnel.
• Work in conjunction with the Commercial department and the Resource Managers to offer incentives to the customer to maximise utilisation and profit.
• To maintain high standards of customer care at all times and deliver effective communications, within agreed timescales as discussed with your Account Manager.
• To provide effective and informative information between both the customer and G&W, which may affect either party.
• To work in conjunction with the Shared Service Centre to ensure that all revenue earned is accurately and timely invoiced ensuring all movements are rated as per the agreed tariff, whilst raising additional charges where necessary and processing claims/administration as required.
• To develop and maintain an understanding of the key performance indicators and actively work to bring them in line with company expectations. Factors such as business gathered through wagon utilisation, common user opportunity, import/export mix, laden/empty mix, customer market share and vehicle utilisation (am/pm split). This is to be completed for all three platforms Rail/Road/Terminal.
• To ensure the integrity of both customer and G&W IT systems is maintained where appropriate.
• To undertake any other appropriate tasks commensurate with your skills as directed by your Account Manager and provide cover in accounts as necessary.
• To provide weekly/daily/periodic reports detailing specific information as directed by your Account Manager.
• Collate and distribute late runners on a daily basis.

Personal Specification:

Experience / Aptitude

• Freightliner services including wagon/loco turnaround and availability levels required.
• Road availability – short-haul & long-haul
• ILC procedures and limitations
• Train planning and pathway availability
• Train restrictions – route, locos, wagons, weight and length

Qualifications and Training

• Spinnaker local and Corporate basic training
• Tops road basic training
• FLEC - Advanced
• Microsoft Windows Applications (Word/Excel/Outlook/Powerpoint)

Statutory duties

• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• Workplace Regulations 1992
• Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations
• Display Screen Equipment Regulations

Safety Documentation Required

• WMFRS - Pink Pages
• Freightliner Loading Manual

Personal Safety Equipment required

• None at normal place of work
• Experience with best practice account management techniques.