Transport Planner

Job Title: Transport Planner

Location: Sowerby Bridge

Salary: Up to £32,552

Working hours: Monday to Friday 4am to 11.30am / 12.00pm

Our client is currently looking for an experienced Transport Planner to join the team as the business continues to expand. An excellent opportunity for someone who wants to work in a business that has still retained that family feel.

The transport planner role reports into the General Manager covering either the early or late shift. The role is primarily responsible for planning, in a timely manner delivery and collection requirements ensuring the team meet the required service and cost needs for both Network and self-delivered freight. Through thorough and effective communication and forward planning they ensure a seamless operation.

Responsibilities include;

Management of the transport planning of up to 20 HGV & LGV Vehicles - a mixture of artic, curtain-sider and vans

Use tracking tool to plan, monitor and manage drivers workloads ensuring customer and depot partner requirements (timescales and service levels) are met – communicating with depots, customers and colleagues on any issues.

Pre-brief and de-brief drivers on their daily runs throughout the day

Identify route / load requirements and risk mitigations for all work undertaken

Competently and safely load and unload drivers (or oversee this) using an FLT for relevant runs and deliveries and /or collections, ensuring journeys start on time.

Provide shunting support in the yard where appropriate to aid loading and utilisation of space.

Carry out dally warehouse scans and all labelling activity ensuring freight is managed appropriately and all anomalies are dealt with and/or escalated

Ensure warehouse and yard is kept tidy and well maintained

Record collection/delivery status and discrepancies in systems and escalate or resolve making revenue requests where appropriate

Provide any information or reports daily as required for example; consignments for watch-list customers to the Network, missed collections or held freight to colleagues

Input and share accurate information and paperwork with drivers, colleagues, customers and agency partners to enable effective operations.

Ensure full efficiency and maximum utilisation of the vehicles and driver resource.

Ensure Health & Safety standards are upheld, company policies and procedures and all regulations (i.e. tachographs, defects etc.) are adhered to when planning and carrying out work.

Deliver a full and effective debrief and handover between Morning and Evening shift ensuring a forward-looking approach where vehicles, drivers and warehouses are prepped for next shift.

Liaison with 3rd party suppliers to support maintenance schedule of vehicles

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.

Booking in deliveries and collections and provide rates, quotes and process all customer bookings to meet customers’ needs and expectations.

Identify, communicate, and drive any continuous improvements to continually develop the operation of the business.

Provide cover for other departments/roles as required, working flexible hours as required.

Essential and Desirable

Experience: Proven transport planning background in a fast-paced haulage environment.

Compliance: Strong knowledge of Driver Hours, routing, vehicle limits, and load safety.

Practical Skills: FLT proficiency for loading/unloading; HGV shunting experience is highly advantageous.

Systems: IT literate with excellent communication skills.

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