Transport Planner Dispatch Coordinator

Job Title:
Transport Planner / Dispatch Coordinator
Location: Uxbridge West London
Salary: 30000 - 35000 DOE
Hours: Monday to Friday 7:00am - 5:00pm
Job Type: Permanent

The Role

Are you an organised confident person who is good at keeping customers drivers and operational teams moving in the same direction

We are recruiting for a Transport Planner / Dispatch Coordinator to join a busy construction materials operation in West London.

This isnt simply an administration position. Youll sit at the centre of the operation taking customer orders planning and scheduling deliveries coordinating with internal teams and drivers and making sure the right products get to the right place at the right time.

Previous experience within ready-mix concrete aggregates construction materials transport or logistics would be advantageous but were also interested in people with strong transferable experience who can learn the industry.

Full training on the companys systems and processes can be provided.

What Youll Be Doing

• Taking and processing customer orders accurately
• Planning and scheduling deliveries throughout the working day
• Uploading orders and maintaining accurate information on internal systems
• Coordinating between customers drivers production and internal operational teams
• Monitoring workloads and proactively responding when schedules or priorities change
• Helping ensure vehicles and deliveries are utilised efficiently
• Communicating confidently with drivers and customers
• Resolving day-to-day delivery and scheduling issues
• Keeping customers informed and providing a high level of service
• Working closely with the batching and production teams to keep operations running efficiently

What Were Looking For

Were particularly interested in candidates who are:

• Confident communicators who are comfortable dealing with customers drivers and operational teams
• Highly organised and capable of managing multiple priorities
• Proactive rather than waiting to be told what needs doing
• Comfortable working in a busy time-sensitive operational environment
• Able to remain calm and make sensible decisions when plans change
• IT literate and comfortable learning new systems
• Reliable and able to take ownership of their workload

Previous experience in any of the following would be particularly useful:

• Ready-Mix Concrete
• Aggregates
• Construction Materials
• Transport Planning
• Dispatch / Shipping
• Logistics
• Waste / Recycling
• Asphalt
• Builders Merchants
• Bulk Haulage

You do not need to have previously held the title Transport Planner. If youve worked within a relevant operational environment and have the communication planning and organisational skills required wed still like to hear from you.

Hours & Package

• 30000 - 35000 per annum DOE
• Permanent PAYE position
• Monday to Friday
• 7:00am - 5:00pm
• Occasional Saturday cover 7:00am - 2:00pm paid at standard hourly rate
• Full training provided
• Opportunity to develop within an established construction materials operation

Apply

If youre currently working within dispatch transport planning logistics ready-mix aggregates or another busy operational environment and are looking for your next permanent position apply with your CV for a confidential discussion.