Artic Transport Planner

Job Title:

Artic Planner

Location:

Ridham Dock Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8SR

Salary:
Competitive

Job Type: Permanent, Full time

Working Hours:

Monday :
Friday with Saturdays on a rota basis (08:00am to 18:00pm)

Countrystyle is a member of the family:owned Heathcote Holdings Group of resource management companies and as a family run business our people and customers are at the heart of our growth and drive for passion for solution focused service.

Countrystyle Recycling offers responsible, professional, and sustainable closed:loop recycling in London, Kent and the South East. We offer a range of convenient solutions to make recyclable waste segregation easy.

The purpose of the role is to develop a compliant, effective and profitable daily transport plan and manage fleet resources to ensure business requirements and customer satisfaction is delivered at all times.

• Review, allocate and schedule jobs for the Artic fleet to maximise operational and logistical performance, using the Companys Transport Management System (TMS).
• Liaise with drivers on a regular basis throughout the day to ensure effective vehicle resources are available and ensure safe vehicle operations.
• Review and support the optimisation of fleet resources and operations to improve profitability and customer service.
• Assist the Head of Artics with transport activities, including the implementation of road transport compliance policies, standards and procedures.
• Communicate with internal stakeholders, external customers, third party vehicle suppliers and external maintenance service providers as required, and resolving all customer service queries.
• Ensure that fleet vehicles are available for scheduled services and compliant to use in all transport operations.
• Ensure that all queries within the transport operation are dealt with in a timely manner and in accordance with agreed service level agreements.
• Creation and full analysis of Vehicle Performance Reports (VPR).
• Input waste transfer notes and weighbridge tickets onto the information management system to a high level of accuracy.
• Input job requests raised via telephone and email accurately onto the TMS.
• Daily reconciliation of billing information to ensure accurate invoicing to customers using the Company TMS.
• Run daily, weekly and monthly reports from the TMS to accurately check the input data and amend accordingly.
• Liaise with Fleet Compliance and coordinate the investigation of all road transport accidents and infringements.
• Ensure that all relevant toolbox talks issued by the Compliance team are delivered to the drivers in line with Company Policy.
• Work closely with the Finance Department to ensure that all disposal invoices for transport activities are fully reconciled.
• Staff have a duty to take care of their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by their actions at work.
• Staff must co:operate, report unsafe conditions and comply with the company management systems and safe systems of work as well as co:workers to help everyone meet their egal requirements.

About you:

• Strong organisational and planning skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Able to prioritise workload and work under pressure.
• Good geographical knowledge of London and the South East.
• Proficient with MS Office to include Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Previous experience in a planning role in a busy transport office environment.
• Experience of dealing with internal and external customers and service providers.
• GCSE grade A:
  
  C level education.
• Demonstrate a positive and respectful attitude to others.
• Demonstrate teamwork and support of others.
• Versatility and willingness to learn.

• Knowledge of Pur Go.
• Full understanding of driver hours and driving regulations.
• Full und