Transport Planner

Location: Cosham

Transport Planner Required!

Location:

Portsmouth

Salary: £36,000

Hours:

Monday to Friday 8:30 - 6:30 (Saturday 1 in 4, remote, up to 2 hours)

Our client is an established UK transport and logistics company, operating a busy pallet distribution and haulage operation across the country.

On behalf of our client, we are looking to recruit an organised and experienced Transport Planner to join their transport team. This is a varied role covering transport planning, driver and warehouse support, customer bookings and general administration, with the successful candidate playing an important part in the day-to-day running of the operation.

Package:

Monday to Friday, 8:30am-6:30pm, including a 1-hour unpaid lunch
£36,000 per annum
Saturday working from home on a 1-in-4 rota
Saturday duties generally involve checking a small number of deliveries, can take only up to 2 hours
Additional company benefits discussed at interview

Transport Planner - Responsibilities:

Assist with route planning and daily transport scheduling across multiple pallet networks
Plan vehicles and transport movements for Isle of Wight deliveries, including movements involving ADR goods
Coordinate with drivers and the warehouse to resolve day-to-day queries
Book in customer deliveries and collections
Monitor transport movements and assist with resolving any issues or delays
Manage a shared and busy operational email inbox
Answer incoming telephone calls and deal with transport-related queries
Complete general administration and operational duties for the pallet network operations
Support the wider transport team with the efficient running of the daily operation
Carry out Saturday delivery checks as part of the 1-in-4 home-working rota

Transport Planner - Requirements:

Previous experience within a transport planning, transport operations or logistics role

Experience of route planning and coordinating transport movements
Good geographical knowledge of the UK
Excellent organisational and time-management skills
Strong problem-solving ability and good common sense
High attention to detail and accuracy
Ability to work independently while also contributing effectively as part of a team
Confident communication skills, both by telephone and email
Comfortable managing a busy workload and changing priorities
Good IT and administration skills
Previous pallet network experience would be essential
Knowledge or experience of ADR transport would be advantageous

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