Transport Planner

Transport Planner

Salary £33-£36K
Belfast

Are you relatively new to the transport industry?

Are you currently working in transport operations and ready to take the next step into planning?

If you have at least one years experience within transport coordination, planning or operations and a good understanding of either UK or Irish road freight, we'd be keen to hear from you.

The Role

• Planning and coordinating daily vehicle and driver movements.
• Routing vehicles across the UK and Ireland.
• Allocating collections and deliveries across the available fleet.
• Responding to changing customer requirements and additional orders.
• Monitoring drivers, vehicle availability and working hours.
• Communicating with drivers throughout the day and resolving operational issues.
• Liaising with customers regarding collections, deliveries and ETAs.
• Ensuring plans comply with EU Tachograph legislation and Working Time Directive requirements.
• Supporting the wider transport team to maximise fleet utilisation and maintain service levels.

You will need

• Around one year or more of transport coordination, planning or operational experience.
• Experience with in either UK or Irish road freight - experience across both is not essential.
• A basic working knowledge of drivers' hours, tachograph legislation and WTD.
• Experience dealing directly with drivers and coordinating collections/deliveries.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• The ability to stay calm and adapt when transport plans change.

What's in it for you

• Salary £33-36K DOE.
• Monday - Friday | 8:00am - 5:30pm
• Additional £50 payment for alternate Saturday morning cover
• Company pension.
• Health & wellbeing programme.
• On-site parking.

This is a genuine opportunity for someone early in their transport career to progress within an established transport business, to step up and to develop alongside an experienced team.

If you've gained your first year or two of experience within UK or Irish freight and feel ready to move further into transport planning, click APPLY NOW!

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