At a Glance
- Tasks: Deliver pharmaceuticals efficiently to pharmacies and hospitals while ensuring vehicle safety.
- Company: Join AmerisourceBergen, a collaborative company focused on healthier lives.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, pension scheme, discounts, and 20+ days holiday.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for growth and development.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patient care while driving and exploring your local area.
- Qualifications: Full driving license and good communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 35642 - 35642 £ per year.
Are you looking to make a difference in the life of a patient? At AmerisourceBergen, you will find an innovative and collaborative culture focused on the patient and committed to making a difference. As an organisation, we are united by our responsibility to work towards healthier lives. Join us and apply today!
What you will do
This role is in support of Cencora's wholesale distribution services in Europe operating through our Alliance Healthcare business.
- To ensure the speedy, efficient, and accurate delivery of pharmaceuticals to pharmacies and hospitals.
Key Responsibilities
- To maintain a safe and competent standard of driving, observing speed limits and other traffic signs and giving due regard to other road users.
- To have a daily check to ensure that your vehicle is in a roadworthy condition including a check of the lights, brakes, coolant, etc.
- To report any faults, breakdowns, accidents or delays.
- To maintain the internal and external condition of the vehicle together with the cleanliness of the vehicle.
- To ensure sufficient quantities of fuel have been taken for the day's work.
- To maintain the security of the vehicle and its contents at all times.
- To check all orders shown on the drop sheets and ensure all orders are loaded on the vehicle.
- To collect goods returned for credit, mail, delivery bins and their safe return to the branch at times instructed by the branch management.
- Ensure damages/breakages are dealt with promptly and correctly with due regard to special procedures for HazChems.
- To always maintain a smart appearance.
- To help maintain good customer relations.
- To be involved in other duties including warehouse tasks as defined by the Management.
- Meet all Health & Safety requirements.
Skills Knowledge and Experience required:
Essential
- A full driving license must be held relevant to the vehicle being driven.
- Whilst we do not ask for a clean license, we will assess the risk of employing applicants who have points on their license, and this may affect our decision to shortlist.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent Customer care.
- Intermediate Numeracy and Literacy.
Desirable
- Previous experience of multi-drop delivery driving is highly desirable.
- Route planning experience.
Benefits
- Contributory Pension Scheme.
- Perks at Work (Discounts on top brands).
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- 20 days’ holiday + bank holidays, increasing with service length.
We offer a competitive overall compensation. Our commitment to our associates includes offering comprehensive, diverse benefits programmes designed to meet the varied needs of all our associates. Through our global presence and diverse business units, we have a balanced approach to the benefits we offer. Many benefits are paid for by the company, while others are offered through associate contributions. Specific benefit offerings may vary by location, position, or business unit.
