Transport Planner

  • Essex
  • £32,000 per Year
  • Permanent / Full Time
Job Role
  • Make full use of all IT systems, TMS and customer portals to ensure efficient fleet and employee deployment.
  • Fully utilise all vehicles to ensure accurate and appropriate allocation of drivers/vehicles/trailers/customer deliveries and backloads.
  • Work closely with the Workshop to ensure vehicles and trailers are available to support the transport requirement, service scheduling is built into the plan and advise the operation in a timely manner when there are any risks to vehicle or trailer availability.
  • Communicate and share plans to the transport team to deliver through efficiency and maintain customer service levels.
  • Manage staffing levels, including agency staff to ensure sufficient staffing levels are always in place to meet and exceed the daily plan and to meet customer requirements.
  • Communicate effectively with all customers and work with them to understand and resource their schedules, including handovers to relevant individuals/departments and key stakeholders for any operational delays.
  • Control and plan operational deliveries for the following day and provide rates, quotes and process all customer bookings to meet customers’ needs and expectations.
  • Work as part of a team and participate in cross-training initiatives to provide effective cover in a colleague’s absence.
  • Identify, communicate, and drive continuous improvements to continually develop the operation of the business.
  • Operate to a high standard of general housekeeping and work safely, complying with all health and safety regulations to maintain a clean, safe, and tidy working environment.
Your knowledge and experience
  • Working knowledge of the Highway Code, EU tachograph requirements, Working Time Regulations, Road Transport Regulations.
  • Working knowledge of transport operation systems.
  • Geographical knowledge.
  • Health and Safety regulations.
  • Relevant transport and planning experience.
  • Analysing and solving logistic problems.
  • Demonstrate understanding and application of company values: Safe, Talented, Attentive, Reliable.

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