Transport Planner

Transport Planner - Permanent Role

Salary: 27,000.00 to 32,000.00 (based on experience)

Shift: Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 17:30

Silver Arrow Recruitment has a rare opportunity for a transport planner with a reputable, innovative company in the Birmingham area.

Our client has been developing a Multimodal transport operation, to incorporate all transport requirements throughout the business to support their business demands. The role itself, will primarily work as a support function for our internal departments and work with the Intermodal Manager to manage our transport booking requirements. The role will be varied and involve interface will all departments, working with suppliers direct and shipping lines as we strengthen their transport operation. Quality control and ensuring that they meet transport bookings without fail will be first stage but will involve proactive development as they expand their operation going forward.

Perm Benefits:

• Pension scheme
• Training & Development
• Onsite parking

Your Role:

• Haulage allocation and day to day management as required.
• Focal Point, both with internal and external customers.
• Complete all requirements and or offer alternative options to complete.
• Ensure all Haulage requirements are met by approved suppliers.
• Adapt and consider alternative requirements as required.
• Balance Cost and Service requirements at all times.
• Key Accounts, sustain and develop key flow requirements and provide support to the Multimodal transport manager.
• Supplier KPI monitoring, complete and assist management.
• Develop relationships with all suppliers and focal points at Shipping Lines.
• Transport system development and assistance enhancing house systems to support.
• UK Haulage operation, FCL / LCL and warehousing operations.
• Intermodal and multiple ports operations.
• Good geographic and container inventory knowledge.
• Excellent planning and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Excellent usage of computer / operating system (Microsoft Windows) along with other office applications (Microsoft Office) (Cargowise - preferable).
• Proactive, team worker with excellent time management and organisation skills.
• Enthusiastic, flexible, and self-motivated.

At Silver Arrow Recruitment, our priority is you. We strongly believe in getting to know you and understanding your needs in the hope of building a great working relationship.

Call us today on 01925 815 048.

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