Distribution Administrator

Essential Ingredients

•    Excellent administrative and PC skills
•    Build working relationships quickly and be able to deal with some difficult customers
•    Organisational skills
•    Able to work on your own initiative

It’s simple really, we deliver fresh products on time, keeping quality, safety and customer service at the forefront of every decision.
As ‘the UK’s No. 1 Bakery Brand’ we have been baking bread since 1876. Today, we are proudly a sixth-generation family business, supplying over 18,000 retail customers from 11 bakeries and 16 depots, producing a range of over 70 products, including gluten and wheat free.
We are striving to be a net zero business by 2050 and believe that we must minimise our impact on the environment, whilst making a positive impact on the society we are a part of.
 

The Recipe

We have an exciting opportunity for an Administrator to join our Distribution team at Wakefield, Tuscany Park on a full-time basis. As part of the team you will form an integral part of our family to enable our distribution teams to deliver our great quality products, ideally you will have a distribution background.

Here at Tuscany, we’re proud to be delivering customers our freshest bakery products direct to stores and across the business.

You will support the Distribution department, ensuring all administrative tasks are completed in a timely and accurate manner to meet internal and external customer needs. The main responsibilities of the position include:

•    General administrative duties as required
•    Fleet Maintenance Management overseeing vehicle servicing, MOTs, LOLER inspections, tachograph calibrations, and road tax compliance. 
•    Zenith System utilization ensuring accurate data entry and monitoring of vehicle statuses within the Zenith system. 
•    Supplier coordination liaising with suppliers to schedule vehicle bookings, maintenance, and repairs. 
•    Fuel Management including ordering fuel, manage fuel tags, and monitor fuel usage. 
•    Supply ordering by procuring necessary supplies to support fleet operations. 
•    Handle administrative tasks related to distribution & fleet management, including documentation and record-keeping. 
•    VOR & Defect Management working closely with fleet engineers, the distribution team, and suppliers to resolve vehicle defects and minimize Vehicle Off Road (VOR) time. 
•    Purchase Ordering, raise and track purchase orders for distribution & fleet-related expenses
 

About Us

Our Tuscany Park “super bakery” and distribution depot opened in 2005 and can be found on the outskirts of Normanton at Wakefield Europort. The bakery runs 3 high speed, highly automated manufacturing plants producing products like the famous Toastie, Farmhouse, Danish and Wholemeal and sliced bread rolls. 

We have around 500 colleagues at Tuscany Park and 70 colleagues in our Howden depot, who ensure our delicious freshly baked products reach our customers across the UK each day. With some exciting innovation and investment, we’re still growing!
 

Extra Dough

You’ll want to know what your bread is worth: 

•    Competitive salary
•    A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
•    Family time is important to us and we know it will be to you, so you will have 5 weeks holiday and bank hols (pro rata for part time). Plus, the opportunity to purchase up to an extra week annual leave
•    Private medical insurance, health screening and life assurance
•    Award winning pension scheme with company contributions
•    Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
•    Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service