Dispatch Manager
| Posting date: | 14 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £36,000 to £42,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 September 2025 |
| Location: | hp60pt |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Vanta Staffing Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | VR/00883-60300 |
Summary
Vanta Staffing High Wycombe are looking for a Dispatch Manager on a temp to perm basic to work for our lovely friendly client in Taplow. This exciting opportunity could develop into more of a senior position acting as an Operations Manager in the near future. The successful candidate will be running their pallet delivery operation.
Temp to perm
Monday to Friday
Taplow
8.30am - 5.30pm
4 weeks holiday (rising to 5 after 1 year) plus Bank Holidays
GBP36k to GBP42k per annum
Duties of the Dispatch Manager:
- Looking after 12 vehicles and over 200 pallet deliveries and collections each day.
- Route planning.
- Delivery issue resolution.
- Driver allocation and coordination.
- Transport filing systems.
- Administration.
Requirements of the Dispatch Manager:
- Must have experience in HGV or courier operations and coordination.
- Must have good geographical knowledge of SL and UB Postcodes and surrounding counties.
- Proven experience in pallet or parcel distribution.
- Familiar with transportation management systems.
- Excellent admin skills.
- Excellent communication skills - delivering clear and precise instructions.
- Route planning experience.
- Excellent organisation skills with attention to detail.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Excellent IT skills (using three screens to work from).
- Fork lift experience an advantage.
- Experience managing over 10 drivers previously.
· Happy to take the out of hours phone in evenings and weekends at least every other week ( additional pay of GBP25 per night ) The phone rings on average once or twice in an out of hours period.