Transport Planner

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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