Dynamic Transport Planner: Fleet Optimisation & Dispatch

Culina Group Limited; Banbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 28 days

Pension 4% employee 4% employer

Life Assurance x2 salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Eye Care Vouchers

Rewards & Recognition

Employee discounts

Job summary

Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) in Banbury is seeking a Transport Planner on a full-time permanent basis. You will oversee day-to-day planning of the transport operation and deliver cost-effective solutions to customers.

Working hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30am-17:30pm, with a salary up to £35,000 depending on experience. The role requires a proactive, driven individual adept at navigating a busy transport department.

Qualifications

• Be able to demonstrate a high level of transport planning expertise in a busy and demanding environment.
• Excellent problem solving, analytical and organisational skills.
• Be able to make decisions under pressure, and to a tight timescale.
• Have a flexible and adaptable approach to working in order to meet the requirements of the business, particularly at peak periods during the year.
• Be able to communicate well at all levels within the business.
• Have the ability to identify and suggest improvements to benefit both the Company and our customer.
• Be a highly motivated individual able to work as part of a small friendly team, and under own initiative.
• Knowledge of SAP, BPCS and Road Runner would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Subcontracting and planning orders out of multiple warehouse facilities and manufacturing sites across the UK.
• Planning daily workload for a fleet: vehicles based on and off site.
• Dealing with queries and issues by telephone, fax and email from our customers, sub-contract hauliers and warehousing sites.
• Liaising with Traffic and Administration teams to ensure the highest standards of performance are maintained at all times.
• Maintaining, creating and updating spreadsheets and databases for customer reports.
• Reporting problems and dealing with issues and any queries that arise.
• Support the fleet and driver training team as and when required.
• Complete pre and post de-brief for all driver shifts.
• Deliver effective, professional and timely internal and external communications.

Skills

Transport planning

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Decision making under pressure

Communication

SAP experience

BPCS knowledge

Road Runner

Tools

SAP

BPCS

Road Runner

Job description

Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) in Banbury is seeking a Transport Planner on a full-time permanent basis. You will oversee day-to-day planning of the transport operation and deliver cost-effective solutions to customers.

Working hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30am-17:30pm, with a salary up to £35,000 depending on experience. The role requires a proactive, driven individual adept at navigating a busy transport department.