International Transport Planning Team Leader

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

International Transport Planning Team Leader

Pertemps working in partnership with Kuehne and Nagel at East Midlands Gateway and are recruiting for an International Transport Planning Team Leader to oversee the daily running of the European road freight planning team.

This is a hands on role where you will demonstrate experience on European planning, leading individuals and make confident decisions to maintain customer service levels.

Hours of Work

• Monday to Friday
• 8am to 5pm

As a Transport Planning Team Leader you will need:

• Strong transport or logistics planning experience
• European planning experience
• Able to coach and lead team members
• A desire to lead from the front in a hands on role
• Maintain clear communication with customers, suppliers, carriers and internal stateholders
• Commercial acumen to manage cost, performance and avoid financial penalties
• Maximise vehicle utilisation and avoid empty running

The successful candidate will:

• Have Automotive exposure or just in time deliveries or other time-critical operations
• Full-load, part load and groupage planning
• Experience planning in a KPI driven environment

You will receive a salary between:

• £37,000 to £40,000 per annum
• Yearly increases based on your personal individual development performance plan

Benefits of working with Pertemps:

• Mortgage References
• 24/7 consultant support
• Weekly or monthly pay - you choose