Hands-On European Transport Planning Team Lead

Pertemps North Midlands; Lockington; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mortgage references

24/7 consultant support

Weekly or monthly pay

Job summary

Pertemps North Midlands, in partnership with Kuehne and Nagel, seeks an International Transport Planning Team Leader to supervise the European road freight planning team at East Midlands Gateway. This hands-on role demands strong planning experience and decisive leadership to maintain service levels.

You will coach staff, communicate clearly with customers and suppliers, and drive cost efficiency and vehicle utilisation in a KPI-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Strong transport or logistics planning experience is required.
• European planning experience is essential.
• Able to coach and lead team members.
• A hands-on leader who communicates clearly with customers, suppliers and carriers.
• Commercial acumen to manage cost, performance and penalties.
• Maximise vehicle utilisation and avoid empty running.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the daily running of the European road freight planning team.
• Lead from the front in a hands-on role and coach team members.
• Maintain high customer service levels through decisive planning.

Skills

Strong transport planning

Logistics planning

Team coaching

Hands-on leadership

Customer/supplier/carrier liaison

Commercial acumen

Vehicle utilisation optimisation

Job description

Pertemps North Midlands, in partnership with Kuehne and Nagel, seeks an International Transport Planning Team Leader to supervise the European road freight planning team at East Midlands Gateway. This hands-on role demands strong planning experience and decisive leadership to maintain service levels.

You will coach staff, communicate clearly with customers and suppliers, and drive cost efficiency and vehicle utilisation in a KPI-driven environment.