Transport Planner
£24,000 - £26,000 (depending on experience)
St Helens
Monday - Friday, Rotating - 08:00 - 18:00 / 11:00 - 21:00
Key Responsibilities
- Arranging and planning for all orders within the fleet, palletforce and hazchem networks
- Route planning for a fleet of Artic's, Rigid's and Vans
- Supervising and managing driver workloads
- Monitoring driver whereabouts and the number of driver hours in line with the working directive
- Debriefing drivers, customer contact, query resolution
- Ensure maximum efficiency is gained from all transports
- Establish optimum routings by cost effectiveness
- Maintain and build strong relationships with both internal departments and vendors
- Focal point for both external and internal customer contact with regards to transport issues
Skills and Experience
- Previous transport planning experience (essential)
- Load planning experience and experience of planning for part loads
- General haulage and pallet network experience (desirable)
- A comprehensive understanding of EU Drivers' Hours Regulations
- Experienced within interacting with drivers
- A strong understanding of Microsoft Excel and Outlook
- Excellent communication skills
- Great telephone manner
- An excellent grasp of UK road transport network
- Strong customer service skills
- Logical way of thinking
- Computer literate
Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.
