Transport Coordinator - Logistics Foodservice ROI

Transport Coordinator Attractive Salary and Benefits 39 Hour week Dublin Who are we?

Henderson Group encompasses Henderson Wholesale, Henderson Retail, Henderson Food service, Henderson Group Property and Henderson Technology/Print. We employ over 6,000 staff and have been placed 3rd in Ulster Business Top 100 Companies 2025.

Henderson Food service is an Investors in People Platinum accredited employer and the leading supplier to the food service industry in Ireland. We source and supply a range of thousands of products to customers including hotels, restaurants, and public sector organisations such as hospitals, offices and care homes.

• A competitive salary
• Staff discount (grocery/fuel) at SPAR/EUROSPAR Henderson Group company-owned stores.
• THE STORE discount scheme throughout UK/Ireland,
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Social Club
• Healthcare Scheme
• Pension Scheme

A big part of your role will be planning and organising daily delivery routes, making sure we’re making the best use of our drivers, vehicles and overall resources. You’ll also be hands‑on with our 12‑week preventative vehicle maintenance schedule, helping to ensure our fleet remains compliant, roadworthy and ready to go.

You’ll be at the heart of our operation, working closely with the warehouse team to make sure deliveries and recoveries are well coordinated and service levels are maintained. You’ll also support driver briefings and handle queries from drivers, customers and sales representatives, keeping communication clear and the operation running smoothly.

Alongside this, you’ll help maintain accurate transport and vehicle records and support compliance with relevant road transport and vehicle roadworthiness requirements, ensuring documentation including insurance, motor tax and CVRT requirements is kept up to date.

If you enjoy the buzz of logistics, thrive on planning and teamwork, and like solving problems before they happen, we’d love to hear from you.

• At least 6 months experience in an administrative or coordination role within a fast‑paced transport environment.
• Competent in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Outlook
• A good standard of education.

• Ability to plan and adjust delivery routes in real time, responding to delays, absences or vehicle issues
• Strong problem‑solving skills, with confidence to make decisions in a live operational environment
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage competing priorities and keep operations on schedule
• Confident communicator, able to liaise effectively with drivers, warehouse teams and stakeholders
• Customer‑focused, with the ability to resolve queries calmly and professionally
• High attention to detail when managing vehicle records, compliance documentation and planning data
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and remain composed under pressure

• Relevant qualification in logistics or transport (Level 3 or equivalent experience)
• Experience using transport planning systems
• Previous experience in a similar transport planning or related role
• Understanding of transport legislation, tachographs and Working Time Directive

As part of this role, it will be important that you feel aligned with the values that we live and work by.

We always strive to be better. We seek new challenges and look for ways to do things better.

We provide exceptional service. We put customers at the heart of everything and support our communities.

We succeed together. We help colleagues to succeed, and we share our knowledge and skills.

We are fair, honest and ethical. We treat everyone with dignity and respect. We are inclusive and champion diversity.

This is a full‑time position working 39 hours per week, any 5 from 7, 9am-5pm.

We are an equal opportunities employer.