Fleet Transport Planner: Optimize Routes & Subcontractors

SF Partners; Grays; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Partners are supporting an organisation near Stanford le Hope that are looking to recruit a Transport Planner on a permanent basis. You will be responsible for planning the fleet of vehicles, ensuring their maximum utilisation and customer satisfaction.

This role is site based with a Monday to Friday pattern and weekend cover on a rota. Joining a team that values health and safety as paramount, you will work across UK depots to create a cohesive transport solution and contribute to achieving

Qualifications

• A full understanding of tachograph, working time and drivers' hours regulations.
• Proven transport planning experience.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Excellent geographical knowledge.
• Excellent IT skills.
• Good communication skills.
• TOPS, Destin8 and VBS Systems knowledge.
• Container transport planning experience.

Responsibilities

• Produce a daily Transport Plan in line with customer orders and expectations, negotiating best times where possible to best utilise the fleet.
• Utilise vehicles effectively with the aim of supporting and maximising daily revenue targets.
• Provide new work quotations.
• Resource subcontractors ensuring full induction / company standards are communicated and formally agreed, when efficient to use.
• Negotiate subcontractor rates.
• Attend daily planning review meetings to approve next day and night plan.
• Ensure plans are at best cost solutions.
• Update systems accurately and utilise its functionality.
• Ensure customer service levels with all customers are achieved.

Skills

Tachograph regulations knowledge

Proven transport planning experience

Strong organisational skills

Excellent geographical knowledge

Excellent IT skills

Good communication skills

Container transport planning

Tools

TOPS

Destin8

VBS Systems

Job description

SF Partners are supporting an organisation near Stanford le Hope that are looking to recruit a Transport Planner on a permanent basis. You will be responsible for planning the fleet of vehicles, ensuring their maximum utilisation and customer satisfaction.

This role is site based with a Monday to Friday pattern and weekend cover on a rota. Joining a team that values health and safety as paramount, you will work across UK depots to create a cohesive transport solution and contribute to achieving