Transport Planner

Posted: 30.05.2026

Job reference: e

Owens Group is a fast‑developing multisite organisation with a large diverse customer base. We are recruiting a Transport Planner for our Cardiff Depot.

Shifts:

Monday – Friday. Rotating weekly schedule – week 1: 06:00‑15:00, week 2: 10:00‑19:00.

• Carry out tasks largely unsupervised to cost and quality standards.
• Plan ahead – tasks and resources.
• Liaise with internal and external customers to resolve problems.
• Collect, analyse and distribute information/data.
• Provide professional/specialist advice both internally and externally.
• Develop relationships with external customers.
• Specify and ensure levels of support service are in place.
• Prioritise and co‑ordinate workloads, ensuring timely completion of responsibilities.
• Maintain budgets and successful working partnerships with customers, internal and external.
• Deliver the right advice in a timely manner and practise safe working procedures.
• Work with customers, suppliers, drivers and other traffic desks to plan routes and schedule delivery times for smooth operation.
• Prioritise workload and manage driver briefings and de‑briefings.
• Communicate and monitor with other depots within the company.
• Use strong organisational skills for planning schedules, journeys and loads.
• Proactively work to reduce late deliveries and missed time slots.
• Maintain and monitor compliance, eliminating infringements.
• Ensure all drivers are aware of SAFED and work to improve SAFED achievements to goals.
• Participate as part of employee health and safety responsibilities.
• Ensure vehicles and trailers are available in a timely manner to meet compliance and inspection requirements.
• Provide general support to management as needed.
• Book driver agency staff depending on workload.

• Experience working at a similar level.
• CPC holder desirable (National) – not essential.
• Job‑specific qualification preferred.
• Experience in traffic management and dealing with VOSA compliance.
• Problem‑solving and logical thinking abilities.
• Capacity to work unsupervised, manage time and prioritise work to meet tight deadlines.
• Computer skills – Stirling (desirable), Excel proficiency.
• Good communication skills and the ability to interact at all levels.
• Geographical knowledge and team player with a flexible ‘Can‑Do’ attitude.

Location:

Cardiff, Wales.