Graduate Transport Planner Job Hinckley area,England UK,Transportation

Salary: Up to: £42k per year + Bonus
Location: Hinckley, LE10 3BQ
Days of Work: 4 on 4 off
Hours of Work: 8am - 8pm

DPD UK is a member of Geopost who are a market leader in parcel delivery and e-commerce solutions, providing a broad range of delivery and innovative services for customers worldwide. DPD UK has a turnover of nearly £2 billion and our aim is to be the most sustainable delivery company in the UK. At DPD UK we also aim to deliver the best service, use the best technology and recruit and retain the best people in the industry.

DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer.

Contract Type: Permanent / 40 Hours Per Week
Salary: Up to: £42k per year + Bonus
Location: Hinckley, LE10 3BQ
Days of Work: 4 on 4 off
Hours of Work: 8am - 8pm

DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer.

Contract Type: Permanent / 40 Hours Per Week
Salary: Up to: £42k per year + Bonus
Location: Hinckley, LE10 3BQ
Days of Work: 4 on 4 off
Hours of Work: 8am - 8pm

DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer.

Job Description Purpose of Position

In this role you will be responsible for supporting our Operational teams, producing route plans and roster patterns to ensure capability is maintained in the most cost effective and compliant way without compromising service levels.

In this role you will be responsible for supporting our Operational teams analysing volume forecasts, producing route plans and roster patterns to ensure capability is maintained in the most cost effective way without compromising service levels.

Key responsibilities of this role include

Analysing and manipulating data from spreadsheets and other in-house systems which will enable you to report on volumes of parcels
Monitoring and assessing the progress of on-going projects
Identifying ways to reduce costs by implementation of agreed processes which will increase efficiencies
Liaising with Hub Management to resolve any issues within the Network and promote efficiencies
Liaising with the Network to arrange ad-hoc collections
Liaising with Depot Management of Operations Support to plan efficient routes
Maintaining effective communication between Hub and Network

Qualifications What we’re looking for;

A Graduate; ideally Mathematics or other Analytical or Statistical Subject
You will be analytical, data focused, highly organised and have exceptional attention to detail
Someone who is focused on reducing operational costs and create efficiencies
You will be able to work as part of a team and build rapport with other departments
You will be analytical, data focused, highly organised and have exceptional attention to detail
You will have a strong working knowledge of Excel/Google Sheets and be able to demonstrate a good knowledge of formulas and other Microsoft/G Suite packages
Someone that really enjoys resolving problems and demonstrates high levels of self-motivation and flexibility.
An confident communicator with the ability to communicate at all levels
Demonstrate the core DPD DNA values of Passion, Respect, Honesty, Flexibility, Caring and Accountability.

Additional Information About our Benefits

We recognise that our people are at the heart of our business, without them we wouldn’t be able to deliver our award-winning service to millions of customers across the country each day.…