Job Title: Hamper Picker and Packer - Athlone

Department: Logistics

Reports to: Warehouse Team Lead

​About the Company:

DPD Ireland leads the field in next day parcel delivery throughout Ireland, with 36 regionally based collection and delivery depots and a state of the art central sorting hub in Athlone, Co. Westmeath.    

​Purpose of the role:

The Hamper Picker and Packer will be responsible for handling all goods in the warehouse, from when they arrive, through careful storage, precise picking, and quality packing, right up to sending them out. This job is key to keeping accurate stock counts, making sure orders are filled correctly, and getting deliveries to customers on time. This role is a fixed term contract.

Job Responsibilities: 

• Hamper Building - ensuring quality of packing is maintained
• ​Picking and packing customer product
• ​Parcel labelling/relabelling
• Goods In
• ​Checking goods received
• ​Putting away of goods on shelves
• ​Sorting pallets/preparing for shipping
• ​Inventory and stock control / cycle counting
• ​Warehouse housekeeping
• ​Flexibility with regard to working hours is essential

The above list is not an exhaustive list of duties. You will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation.

Experience Preferred: 

• ​Previous experience working in a warehouse environment.

Qualifications Preferred: 

• ​Counterbalance / Reach Forklift License is a distinct advantage.

Skills Required: 

• Energy and enthusiasm with an ability to use own initiative
  
• Excellent team player with good attention to detail
  
• Good communication skills with good spoken English
  
• Good time management skills
  
• Strong work ethic with willingness to learn
  
• Open to variations in job role.​

Behaviours Required:

• ​Understands that we deliver the best service money can buy. Works hard to ensure the schedule is maintained.
• Flexible and passionate about learning and adopting new technology quickly to help achieve outcomes.
• Works hard to always please the end customer. Strives to meet demanding targets.
• Sustains pace and customer focus when under pressure. Works flexibly to overcome challenges
• Approachable, helpful, and relates well to people, all of the time. Shows respect, care and honesty with others.
• Acts on own initiative, solves problems and does things without needing constant direction.

DPD Ireland leads the field in next day parcel delivery throughout Ireland, with 36 regionally based collection and delivery depots and a state of the art central sorting hub in Athlone, Co. Westmeath.

DPD Ireland are currently inviting applications for Warehouse Operatives (Night Operations) to join our team. 

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Requirements:

• Flexible working hours available
• Previous experience working in a warehouse is advantageous, but not essential
• Good communication skills with good spoken English
• Excellent team player with good attention to detail
• Good time management skills
• Energy and enthusiasm with an ability to use own initiative
• Strong work ethic with a willingness to learn

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Responsibilities: 

• Loading of parcels onto conveyor systems
• Unloading parcels from sorter
• Loading trailers loosely, palletised and/or onto cages
• Warehouse housekeeping
• Open to variations in job role, as required
• Inventory and stock control
• Parcel labelling/relabelling

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Employee Benefits Include:

• Personal Development
• Career Progression
• Pension scheme
• Holidays
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Free Uniform
• Employee Discounts
• On site parking
• Subsidised Canteen
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Fun Employee & Family Events

Job Title: Regional Sales Executive (West Region)

Department: Sales

Reports to: Head of Sales and Communication

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About the Company:

DPD Ireland leads the field in next day parcel delivery throughout Ireland, with 36 regionally based collection and delivery depots and a state of the art central sorting hub in Athlone, Co. Westmeath.

Purpose of the role:  We are currently recruiting a Regional Sales Executive working as part of the Sales Team. The Regional Sales role offers candidates an exciting opportunity to join a winning team in a dynamic and exciting sector. Successful candidates will be field based and responsible for business development in the Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Roscommon, and Donegal region. The role offers great development potential for highly motivated self-starters who thrive in a fast paced, competitive environment.

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Job Responsibilities:​

• Overall responsibility for delivering new business revenue targets within the assigned region.
• Responding professionally to all sales enquiries within the region.
•  Identifying & profiling potential new customers and converting leads into new business.
• Develop a pipeline of potential new business within a CRM platform.
• Build a thorough knowledge of the region including competitor activity networking opportunities, existing customer base & depot capabilities.
• Responsible for managing a positive working relationship with their depot teams and promoting sustainable business development in their area.
• Reporting & corresponding with all relevant departments needed to support the sales process and new business activation.
• Report & present on regional sales activity.
• Managing the activation and handover of new business after the initial trading period.

The above list is not an exhaustive list of duties. You will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation.

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Experience Required: 

• Sales experience is essential for this role.

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Experience Preferred: 

• Industry experience is advantageous but not essential.
• Experience selling services in B2B setting is advantageous.
• Experience using Salesforce or similar CRM platform is advantageous but not essential.

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Qualifications Required: 

• Full, clean Irish driving licence and access to own car for daily field activity.

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Qualifications Preferred: 

• Third level education preferred.

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Skills Required: 

• High level of communication skills, including written, oral and presentation skills programs.
• Ambitious self-starter with the confidence and drive to proactively manage their own schedule and time, as well as creating their own opportunities.

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Behaviours Required: 

• Understands that we deliver the best service money can buy. Works hard to ensure the schedule is maintained.
• Flexible and passionate about learning and adopting new technology quickly to help achieve outcomes.
• Works hard to always please the end customer. Strives to meet demanding targets.
• Sustains pace and customer focus when under pressure. Works flexibly to overcome challenges.
• Approachable, helpful, and relates well to people, all of the time. Shows respect, care and honesty with others.
• Acts on own initiative, solves problems and does things without needing constant direction.

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Closing date is Friday, 29th August 2025.

Job Title:  Telesales Team Lead/ Sales Support Administrator

Department: Sales

Reports to: Head of Sales and Communication

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About the Company:

DPD Ireland leads the field in next day parcel delivery throughout Ireland, with 36 regionally based collection and delivery depots and a state of the art central sorting hub in Athlone, Co. Westmeath.

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Purpose of the role:

The Telesales Team Lead & Sales Administrator plays a dual critical role, providing essential administrative support to the sales department while also leading and guiding the telesales team. This position ensures the smooth operation of sales processes, accurate reporting, and the achievement of telesales targets through effective coaching and management.

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Job Responsibilities:​

Telesales Team lead:

• Oversee the daily operations of the telesales team, including managing holidays, absence, remote working arrangements, and providing support for apprenticeship programs where applicable.
• Drive the achievement of telesales targets by actively managing and reporting on the team's sales pipeline and new business target.
• Monitor team’s performance on call and email rate.
• Manage the telesales pipeline, focusing on optimizing conversion rates and ensuring a healthy flow of qualified leads.
• Preparing team performance report for SMT meetings.
• On-boarding new team members as required. 
• Supporting, coaching and developing the team as sales professionals..

Sales Administration:

• Accurately generate and review the sales and commission reports.
• Produce daily sales performance reports e.g. New trades report
• Oversee data entry into Salesforce ensuring all sales information is up-to-date and compliant with established Salesforce processes.
• Act as a key liaison for new account setups, providing comprehensive administrative support and coordination with depot teams to ensure a seamless experience.
• Professionally and efficiently handle customer sales inquiries via phone and email, providing accurate information and resolving issues.
• Supporting the sales team with managing the end-to-end administrative process for new account creation, including documentation, system updates, and internal communications.

The above list is not an exhaustive list of duties. You will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation.

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Experience Required: 

• 2 years demonstratable experience in team lead role with strong sales administration experience.
• Advanced proficiency in CRM systems, particularly Salesforce, and strong command of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel and Word).

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Qualifications Preferred: 

• Certificate in Team Leadership or Managing People desirable.

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Skills Required: 

• Strong understanding of sales principles, customer relationship management, and sales cycle management.
• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy in data management and reporting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex information clearly and professionally to diverse audiences.
• Proven ability to motivate, coach, and develop a telesales team, fostering a positive and high-performance work environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, capable of identifying issues and implementing effective solutions.
• Can work discretely with sensitive and confidential information.
• Flexibility and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities and sales strategies.

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Behaviours Required: 

• Understands that we deliver the best service money can buy. Works hard to ensure the schedule is maintained.
• • Flexible and passionate about learning and adopting new technology quickly to help achieve outcomes.
  • Works hard to always please the end customer. Strives to meet demanding targets.
  • Sustains pace and customer focus when under pressure. Works flexibly to overcome challenges.
  • Approachable, helpful, and relates well to people, all of the time. Shows respect, care and honesty with others.
  • Acts on own initiative, solves problems and does things without needing constant direction.

  ​Closing date Wednesday, 10th September 2025.

Job Title: Van Driver (Fixed Term Contract)

Department: Linehaul

Reports to: Transport Team Lead

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About the Company:

DPD Ireland leads the field in next day parcel delivery throughout Ireland, with 36 regionally based collection and delivery depots and a state of the art central sorting hub in Athlone, Co. Westmeath.

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Purpose of the role:

The purpose of this role is to safely and efficiently manage the multi-drop delivery of freight to customers around Ireland. This role requires an individual who is capable of working on their own initiative to load, transport, and unload goods, ensuring a consistent and reliable delivery service. This is a fixed term contract to support the business with peak volumes to Christmas. It is a minimum of 2 days per work with flexibility with regard to working hours/days required.

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Job Responsibilities:​

• Day to day multi drops throughout the island of Ireland. 
• Responsible for loading and unloading freight. 
• Security and safety Conscious. 
• The successful candidate is required to have the ability to work on their own initiative, be self motivated and have a consistent work methodology.
• Represent the DPD brand and uphold our values in all of your interactions. 

The above list is not an exhaustive list of duties. You will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation.

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Experience Required: 

• 2 years driving experience

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Qualifications Required: 

• Full clean C driving license.

Skills Required: 

• Have good knowledge of Irish roads. 

• Willing to drive anywhere around Ireland/NI and be flexible with regard to working hours and days.

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Behaviours Required: 

• Understands that we deliver the best service money can buy. Works hard to ensure the schedule is maintained.

• Flexible and passionate about learning and adopting new technology quickly to help achieve outcomes.

• Works hard to always please the end customer. Strives to meet demanding targets.

• Sustains pace and customer focus when under pressure. Works flexibly to overcome challenges.

• Approachable, helpful, and relates well to people, all of the time. Shows respect, care and honesty with others.

• Acts on own initiative, solves problems and does things without needing constant direction.

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Closing date is Friday, 5th September 2025.

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Job Title: Motor Insurance Administrator

​Department: Linehaul

​Reports to: Head of Linehaul and Security

About the Company:

DPD Ireland leads the field in next day parcel delivery throughout Ireland, with 36 regionally based collection and delivery depots and a state of the art central sorting hub in Athlone, Co. Westmeath.

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Purpose of the role:

The Motor Insurance Administrator is responsible for overseeing all aspects of DPD Ireland’s motor fleet insurance programme. This includes ensuring all vehicles are accurately recorded, preparation of reports for insurance-related costs and compliance, coordinating with internal depots and external insurance partners, and monitoring driver behaviour via telematics system throughout the network. The role is critical in developing accurate reporting to the network member in an effort to minimising claims costs, improving driver behaviour, and supporting depot compliance.

Job Responsibilities:

​​Insurance Administration & Compliance

• ​Ensure that all vehicles operated across the DPD depot network are accurately uploaded and maintained on the insurance database.
• Maintain clear and accurate records of fleet exposure across all depots.
• Calculate and issue monthly insurance premium allocations to depots based on vehicle numbers.
• Ensure depot teams are compliant with internal claims reporting procedures and timelines.

Claims & Incident Management

• Act as a central escalation point for depots to assist with smooth and timely claim settlements.
• ​Liase with depots who have outstanding claim documentation and ensure timely submission.
• Keep accurate records of all incidents and report against agreed KPIs.
• Escalate any complex or delayed claims to ensure management awareness to allow them to liaise with insurance brokers to expedite resolutions.

Risk Management & Depot Engagement

• Regularly communicate with depots on seasonal and topical risk matters (e.g. winter driving).
• Share performance data with depots and provide targeted risk management advice from reports provided in the Telematics system.
• Accompany/Support the fleet manager in preparing for depot visits to discuss local performance and highlight areas for improvement.

Stakeholder Management

• Maintain regular and proactive contact with the company’s insurance broker and other stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Fleet, HR, Legal, and Compliance teams where required.
• ​Attend internal meetings and provide reporting to senior leadership on claims trends, depot performance, and insurance KPIs.

Driver Behaviour & Telematics

• Monitor and analyse driver behaviour data from the telematics system.
• Address unsafe or high - risk driving behaviours by engaging directly with depot managers.
• Support depots in making improvements and monitor follow-up actions.

The above list is not an exhaustive list of duties. You will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation.

Experience Required: 

• ​Previous experience using a telematics system is an advantage.​

Experience Preferred:

• 3 years’ experience in a similar insurance, fleet risk, or transport compliance role.

​Qualifications Required: ​

• Full clean driving licence required.

Qualifications Preferred:​

• Insurance qualifications such as APA, CIP, MDI, CII or similar.

Skills Required: 

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• Strong organisational and analytical skills.
• ​Building and maintaining strong relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal & written communication.
• Excellent attention to detail and record-keeping.
• Good financial acumen and ability to work with cost allocations and reporting.
• High level of initiative and ability to work independently.
• Competence in Microsoft Office / Google Suite in particular Microsoft Excel.

Skills Preferred: 

• Experience with telematics systems and insurance databases.

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Behaviours Required: 

• Understands that we deliver the best service money can buy. Works hard to ensure the schedule is maintained.
• Flexible and passionate about learning and adopting new technology quickly to help achieve outcomes.
• Works hard to always please the end customer. Strives to meet demanding targets.
• Sustains pace and customer focus when under pressure. Works flexibly to overcome challenges.
• Approachable, helpful, and relates well to people, all of the time. Shows respect, care and honesty with others.
• Acts on own initiative, solves problems and does things without needing constant direction.

Closing date is Friday, 12th September 2025.