Transport Planner

Pay : £24k to £28k

Birmingham

The client has an exciting opportunity for a Transport Planner to join their team. This position is well-suited to a person who is ideally having Transport Planner

Responsibilities:

This is a list of the main duties of the role and should not be considered an exhaustive list of duties.

• Planning experience essential, good geographical knowledge of the UK.
• Ensuring loads are planned on correct vehicles, with a keen eye for detail.
• Answering inbound calls from customers and all drivers quickly and efficiently.
• Planning to ensure internal & external KPI's are met.
• Receiving telephone and email instructions from clients and recording relevant details. accurately on the company's data management system.
• Maintaining customer service levels at the highest standard by ensuring a rapid response to their requirements.
• Identifying needs and establishing client requirements.
• Identifying opportunities to improve service and share with Depot Manager.
• Planning optimum utilisation of Independent Service Providers.
• Planning optimum utilisation of all company owned vehicles.
• Routing the drivers runs to ensure that all timed services are adhered to.
• Ensuring that regulations regarding hours of work, the operational safety and efficiency of the company and ISP vehicles and other statutory regulations are complied with together with the submission of all necessary forms pertaining to the company's BSI record system and management reports.
• Ensuring minimal waste of resources and securing value for money especially in the area of subcontractor haulage.
• Sign out vehicle keys and PDA's to drivers.
• Maintain effective communication with the warehouse team to ensure there are minimum loading issues.
• Following the correct procedure for informing Circle Express depots of any missing freight.
• Developing positive relationships with colleagues and team members and supporting the Depot Manager in attaining their goals.
• Establishing and maintaining the trust and support of colleagues, Managers and teams.
• Obtaining and processing information to enable appropriate decisions to be made.
• Ensuring accurate storage and prompt retrieval of information.
• Ensuring individuals, teams, Managers and clients are advised of appropriate information.

Requirements:

MUST HAVES

Health & Safety and Aviation Security protocols.

Knowledge of Logistics and Freight forwarding function.

Working Days: Mon to Fri

Working Times: 3am to 1pm / 1-hour unpaid break / Contractual 45 hours per week

Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays

Notice: 1 month (after probation)

Pension: As per auto enrolment

Reasons why you should apply:

If you want to build your career into Transport Planner then this is the job you should apply for !

How to Apply:

For more information on the role, or an informal discussion regarding opportunities we have available, please contact [Tanve Kaur] on [Call on : +44 (0) (phone number removed) extension (1009) or Email to : (url removed)]

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