UK / European Transport Planner
Staffs site base
Monday - Friday 0800-17.00/ 0900-1800 plus one week on call via mobile phone @ £300 per week
Up to £35,000 plus access to Sage benefits
If you love the nitty gritty of a busy planning office and want to work for a growing and very team spirited business, this is the role for you.
Job role / duties
- Plan the daily driver/vehicle workload for circa 25 artic vehicles using Roadrunner TMS to plan and allocate all work
- Organise both outbound and return loads
- Take calls outside of normal work hours (weekday and weekend) on rota - Paid
- Liaise with internal account managers
- Monitor / regulate driver hours to comply with legislation.
- Create load plans and all documentation.
- Review cost effectiveness of planned runs and monitor to ensure load efficiency & vehicle utilisation
- Ensure European haulage documentation is accurate and completed in time
- Ensure all required transport data and management information is prepared, maintained, and updated in accordance with the requirements of the company's transport management software
- Provide updates and reports to the Transport Planning Manager as required.
- Undertake general admin within the Transport department
To be considered for this role you MUST
- Be driven and ambitious with a keen commercial eye
- Possess sound geographic knowledge
- Have experience with general haulage both in the UK & Europe
- Know how to plan for curtain-siders and flatbeds
- Be able to work proactively at all times
- Be able to act calmly when under pressure
- Possess excellent written & verbal communication skills
- Have strong IT skills
- Have at least 3 years Transport Planning experience
This role is based in the UK and does not have sponsorship opportunity
To apply please call Jayne on or apply on line. If you have not received feedback in 14 days please deem your application unsuccessful