Transport Officer

Company Description

At Frasers Group we’re rethinking retail. Through digital innovation and unique store experiences, we’re serving our consumers with the world’s best sports, premium and luxury brands globally. As a leader in the industry, we’re elevating the retail experience for our consumers through our collection of established brands, including Sports Direct, FLANNELS, USC, Frasers, and GAME.

Why join us?

Our vision - we are building the planet’s most admired and compelling brand ecosystem

Our purpose - we are elevating the lives of the many with access to the world’s best brands and experiences

At Frasers Group, we fear less and do more. Our people are forward thinkers who are driven to operate outside of their comfort zone to change the future of retail, embracing challenges along the way. The potential to elevate your career is massive, the experience unrivalled. To be able to make the most of it you need to live and breathe our principles:

- Own it and back yourself - Own the basics, own your role and own the result

- Think without limits - Think, think fast, think fearlessly

- Be relevant - Relevant to our people, our partners and the planet

Are you ready to join the Fearless?

Job Description

The role :

The Transport Officer supports the European Transport team by coordinating transport projects and daily transport tasks. The role is mainly project-focused, but must be able to support the full transport scope when needed, except direct people or team management.

This is a key coordination role between departments and external partners. The role requires a 360° view of transport needs, store activity, warehouse constraints, partner capacity, data, costs and material flows.

Responsibilities

- Coordinate transport tasks linked to store openings, store closures, refits and other projects.
-  Work with Stationary, Unitary, Project Management, Construction, Warehouses, Forwarders, 3PL and Retail teams to keep actions clear and moving.
-  Support intercompany transport, store deliveries, spot transport, loading routes, delivery schedules and transit time updates.
-  Follow up daily transport topics, operational issues, end-of-day actions and communication with internal and external contacts.
-  Prepare simple trackers, reports and follow-up files for projects, routes, deliveries, costs, issues and actions.
-  Support UK-BE customs reporting and other transport reports when required.
-  Help create and roll out tools that make transport costs, data, material movements and priorities easier to manage.
-  Analyse transport information to identify risks, issues and improvement opportunities.
-  Travel to stores, warehouses or partner sites when needed to support openings, closures, refits or operational follow-up.
-  Act as backup for other Transport Officers when required.

Qualifications

- Fluent English, minimum B2 level.
-  Good Microsoft Office skills, especially Outlook and Excel.
-  Strong organisation, follow-up and communication skills.
-  Able to manage several topics at the same time and keep stakeholders aligned.
-  Comfortable working with data, reports, trackers and basic analysis.
-  Able to work both in the office and in the field.
-  Practical, reliable and able to escalate issues clearly.

GOOD TO HAVE

- Experience in transport, logistics, retail, warehouse work or project coordination.
- Experience working with carriers, forwarders, 3PL partners or stores.
- Experience creating Excel trackers, dashboards or simple working tools.

SUCCESS IN THE ROLE

-  Projects and transport actions are followed up on time.
-  Stakeholders receive clear and useful information.
-  Transport files, tools and reports are accurate and easy to use.
-  Issues are spotted early, escalated clearly and followed through.
-  The role supports both day-to-day transport and wider project needs.

Additional Information

Along with your benefits package we also offer a wide range of perks for our colleagues:

Frasers Champion- Our employees are at the heart of our business and we ensure individuals are recognised every single month for their hard work. Frasers Champion is a peer nominated scheme where 8 winners will receive double their pay for a month where they have lived the Frasers Group values.

Retail Reconnect – In order to build the planets most admired and compelling brand ecosystem, all employees must understand our business, product and customers. Each financial year, head office employees will gain insights by spending one to two days in one of our stores or the warehouse. The goal is to learn how the work you do impacts our teams on the frontline, and to bring ideas back to the office which will improve how we work.

Fearless 1200 – Fearless 1200 is our way of recognising our growth. It’s bold, ambitious, and designed to reward colleagues across the business for living our values and delivering impact. Fearless 1200 links how we perform to how we're rewarded – check out the video link to find out more -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0qmvJofMew

Employee Welfare

Frasers Fit – Our Everlast Gyms Team are on a mission to make our workforce the best, and fittest on the planet! We run free gym classes for employees as well as discounted memberships to our clubs. Frasers Fit is our wellbeing programme which aims to support and improve colleagues Physical, Financial & Mental wellbeing. The app is accessible for every employee and includes training, nutrition and lifestyle advice- all completely free.

Retail Trust – We know that its not just about physical health, mental wellness is equally important which is why all of our employees get free access and support from the Retail Trust charity. This includes a 24 hour wellbeing helpline, wellness hub, counselling and financial/legal support.

What’s next?

Our Recruitment Team will be reviewing applications and all candidates will receive a response, whether you are successful or unsuccessful. Shortlisted applicants may be asked to confirm a few key details before being booked in for a first stage interview with the Recruiter - this will be behaviourally focussed and centred around how you align with our Culture and Values. If successful we anticipate one or two further interview stages with the Hiring Manager/wider team which will be more technically focussed and could include a presentation/task so we can see your skills in action.