Day Transport Planner — Growth, Training & Impact

Xpo-bc1cd16f; South Marston; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension

Cycle to work

Discounts

Job summary

XPO is seeking a Day Transport Coordinator for their Swindon site on a full-time, permanent basis. You will allocate drivers, vehicles, and subcontractors to loads, plan backhauls, and de-brief teams daily while maintaining POD logs and handling customer queries.

The role requires strong transport/office experience, great organisational skills, and proficiency with transport systems and MS Office. A proactive, pressured-deadline mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in a transport, logistics, or distribution office environment.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Confident using transport systems and Microsoft Office (training provided).
• Good communication skills with drivers, subcontractors, customers, and internal teams.
• A proactive attitude and willingness to learn wider transport and supervisory duties.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet daily deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Allocate drivers, vehicles, and subcontractors to loads once the transport plan is issued.
• Plan and coordinate backhauls and customer collections where required.
• De-brief drivers in SHARP on a daily basis.
• De-brief subcontractor loads in SHARP once PODs are received.
• Maintain and work through POD backlogs where applicable.
• Keep the POD log up to date and chase outstanding PODs.
• Check subcontractor PODs weekly and notify relevant stakeholders for PO raising.
• Deal with customer delivery queries as they arise.
• Send appropriate, timely and accurate handover information.
• Carry out general office administration including filing, scanning, and document control.

Skills

Organisational skills

Transport/logistics knowledge

MS Office proficiency

Communication skills

Proactive attitude

Work under pressure

Tools

SHARP system

Job description

XPO is seeking a Day Transport Coordinator for their Swindon site on a full-time, permanent basis. You will allocate drivers, vehicles, and subcontractors to loads, plan backhauls, and de-brief teams daily while maintaining POD logs and handling customer queries.

The role requires strong transport/office experience, great organisational skills, and proficiency with transport systems and MS Office. A proactive, pressured-deadline mindset is essential.