Transport Planner – Long-Haul & Bulk Logistics

Transport Planning | Road Freight | Drivers & Fleet | FMCG Do you know how to keep drivers, vehicles and deliveries moving when the plan inevitably changes?

Are you an experienced Transport Planner looking to build your career within a major international logistics operation, without needing to already be at Senior Planner level?

If you enjoy the pace of transport, solving problems on the move and making sure the right driver and vehicle are in the right place at the right time, we'd love to hear from you.

Van den Bosch is an international logistics leader specialising in bulk transport, combining deep industry expertise with data, technology and automation to deliver smarter, more sustainable transport solutions.

With 700+ employees across 17 international locations, we're now looking for a Transport Planner to support our UK operation for a key FMCG customer, working alongside colleagues in the UK and Netherlands.

Ready to become one of our Supply Changers?

The Role at a Glance Transport Planner Bournville, Birmingham Competitive Salary DOE + Weekend Shift Overtime Full Time | Permanent
40 Hours | Flexibility Required Due to the Operational Nature of the Role Industry: Bulk Transport | Logistics | Road Freight Pedigree:
World Class Workplace 2024 | Top 10 Player in European Bulk Logistics Operation:
Long-Term Contract Supporting a Leading UK Chocolate Manufacturer Your Background:
Transport Planning | Long-Haul | Driver & Vehicle Planning | Fleet Operations | Drivers' Hours | WTDPlan It. Solve It. Keep It Moving.

Transport rarely goes exactly to plan.

A driver is delayed. A collection time changes. Vehicle availability moves. A customer needs an answer. That's where you come in.

Working closely with our UK Planner and planning colleagues in the Netherlands, you'll help coordinate the day-to-day transport plan, ensuring drivers, vehicles, deliveries and collections keep moving efficiently.

You'll monitor schedules, respond to operational issues, support fleet utilisation and maintain the high standards of service, safety and quality our customers expect.

This isn't a Senior Transport Planner position. What we need is someone who already understands transport planning, is confident working within a busy operation and is ready to develop further within a specialist international logistics business.

What You'll Be Doing:
• Planning and coordinating drivers, vehicles, deliveries and collections
• Managing changing schedules and responding quickly to operational issues
• Monitoring driver and vehicle availability against customer demand
• Supporting efficient route planning and fleet utilisation
• Working within drivers' hours, WTD and transport compliance requirements
• Communicating with drivers, customers and operational stakeholders
• Working closely with planning colleagues in the UK and Netherlands
• Monitoring delivery and collection performance and resolving issues
• Supporting subcontractor and transport supplier coordination where required
• Maintaining accurate transport records and planning information
• Identifying opportunities to improve planning efficiency

You

- The Ideal Candidate You're already working within transport or logistics and understand the realities of keeping a busy road operation moving.

You might currently be a Transport Planner, Traffic Planner, Logistics Planner or Transport Coordinator who's ready for more responsibility and the opportunity to develop.

You'll be comfortable planning drivers and vehicles, working around delivery and collection windows and dealing with the inevitable last-minute changes that come with transport.

Experience with in long-haul road freight, bulk transport or another fast-moving transport environment would be particularly valuable. You don't need to…