Transport Planner

Our client are an established UK & European Logistics Solutions Provider, who due to expansion have an exciting new opportunity available for a Transport Planner, excellent career progression is available with this growing Company.

The successful Transport Planner will have some previous experience of UK Transport movements and come from a freight/logistics industry.

Requirements and Responsibilities

• To route plan available vehicles to meet the collections and deliveries in the UK.
• To allocate available resources the most appropriate staff members to crew the vehicles.
• Ensure that all collection and delivery notes provide sufficient information for appropriate allocation to vehicles, also that they contain the information required by road crews to complete the tasks correctly.
• Liaise and be the point of contact for all UK road crews, responding to any queries that arise and seek solutions to any difficulties that may arise.
• Liaise with customers, collection and delivery destinations where required to ensure accuracy, efficiency within the transport operation.
• Ensuring that vehicles and drivers operate within the relevant rules and regulations as they may apply.
• Ensure that colleagues and appropriately informed of costs, delays or variations etc. incurred to the original information / expectation
• Previous UK Transport planning from a within a Freight/Logistics industry is essential
• Excellent UK Geographical knowledge
• Excellent English verbal & written communication skills
• Car Driver with own transport
• Able to work as part of a team of 3
• Working closely with warehouse department
• Dealing with general cargo, "white glove" traffic, installations, technical logistics, bespoke logistics

The ideal candidate would have similar experience in these tasks working a Freight forwarder or Logistics Provider. All levels of experience will be considered and appropriate training given where needed, salary will reflect knowledge.

Employment Terms

• Alternating Shifts Mon-Fri
• 06.30-15.30 1 week
• 10.00-19.00 1 week
• Salary £28-32k DOE
• 20 days holiday plus BH