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Transport Planner

Posted 18 days ago

  • Laversdale, Cumbria
  • Permanent
  • Bonus, shares. pension
  • £35,000 to £45,000 /Yr
  • Sponsored
  • Expires In 10 days

Our client is one of the leading transport businesses in their field, Due to massive growth they are now looking to add a further transport planner to their team.



What’s on offer



Market leading salary



Annual bonus paid twice a year



Innovative share scheme after 12 months of service.



Monday – Friday only





The Role






  • Plan and Coordinate Transport Operations: Use your expertise to schedule routes, allocate resources, and ensure efficient delivery of goods

  • Work with Transport Management Software: Experience with planning and scheduling software is essential to streamline operations and maintain accuracy

  • Driver Management: supporting drivers, ensuring they comply with current legislation and high company standards

  • Problem Solving: Quickly and effectively handle any logistical challenges to keep operations running smoothly and at optimum levels.

  • Customer and Stakeholder Communication: Liaise with customers, suppliers, and internal teams to provide first class service and resolve issues promptly.





Requirements:






  • Transport Planning Expertise: Experience in transport planning and scheduling is essential

  • Fleet are planned as trampers, due to the wide customer base who have multiple requirements. Planning experience in this environment would be highly advantageous.

  • Tech-Savvy: Proficiency in using transport management/planning software

  • Our clients’ contracts are based on performance measures, which must be hit, but there are earnings targets which must be exceeded to planning efficiency and rate.