Sales Administrator

**Who are we?**

Smiths (Gloucester) Ltd is a family run business owned and run by the Smith family since 1982. Smiths has grown from a single owner-operated plant hire company to a multifaceted group with family values still firmly at the heart of each project undertaken. With depots in Avonmouth, Cardiff, Gloucester, Stonehouse and Tewkesbury we operate predominately across the South-West of England. We specialise in Construction, Waste Management, Plant Hire, Demolition and Transport operations.

**Job Summary**:
**Responsibilities for the job role**:

- Managing the day to day workloads of the departments fleet and resolving issues accordingly.
- Evaluate and assess best routes and job lists for all vehicles bearing in mind cost implications of logistics and customer service and instruct drivers accordingly.
- Ensure that drivers are informed of lorry inspection date and time, liaise with other departments to ensure the smooth running of this.
- Build a strong working relationship with the Workshop Team to manage breakdown and vehicle inspections.
- Check and authorise driver daily log sheets and bring to the attention any discrepancies or information that requires further action i.e. overbooking of hours, reduced work rate and check for consistency with tracker.
- Complete reports of daily activities for the Transport Manager. Ensuring that any dropped loads are picked up in an appropriate time frame.
- Work closely with the Commercial Manager and Sales team, advising them of vehicle availability to ensure that all customer orders are filled and any limitations are addressed ahead of time.

**What can we offer you?**
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Free on-site Parking
- Corporate gym membership discount
- Annual Salary Review
- Employee discount (50% on Skip Hire, other discounts on group services)
- Progression opportunities
- 24 hour unlimited access to mental health support

**What are our core values?**

If these values align with yours you are in the right place

Honesty - We believe that honesty in all matters is the best policy.

Family values - We operate as a family unit with high moral standards, discipline and respect.

Hardworking - We are certain that nothing is impossible if you work hard enough at it.

Reliability - We pride ourselves on not letting people down and being true to our word.

Environmental sustainability - We aim to minimise the impact that our company has on the environment by reducing emissions and waste, and recycling a large proportion of our waste (90% plus). We truly believe in a greener future for generations to come.