Logistics Planner: Load Optimisation & Carrier Performance

Aptean; Leicester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Robust benefits package

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Aptean is seeking a Logistics Planner for our Enderby (Leicester) office to coordinate transport activity in line with customer SOPs while ensuring carrier compliance, performance and cost controls. You will support load planning, data accuracy, and high-quality service delivery across the transport operation.

The role requires experience in logistics planning, strong IT and analytical skills, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a logistics planning function or similar environment.
• Strong IT, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritise and work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage loads from planning through completion, making changes and escalating issues when needed.
• Create plans and bookings for returns, collections and special transport requirements.
• Optimise loads, assign work and liaise with carriers to support efficient capacity use.
• Monitor carrier compliance, service performance, invoicing and non-conformance, escalating recurring issues to carrier management.
• Manage cost adjustments and investigate and agree special transport costs.
• Maintain accurate operational data and resolve data-quality issues.
• Monitor costs and invoice quality, ensuring issues are corrected promptly.
• Generate and manage fleet plans.
• Achieve service-level agreement targets and contract KPIs.
• Produce accurate weekly and monthly operational reports.
• Report volume or activity-profile changes against forecast and escalated findings to the line manager.

Skills

Logistics planning

Analytical thinking

Communication

Independent work

Stakeholder management

Tools

Transport planning software

Job description

Aptean is seeking a Logistics Planner for our Enderby (Leicester) office to coordinate transport activity in line with customer SOPs while ensuring carrier compliance, performance and cost controls. You will support load planning, data accuracy, and high-quality service delivery across the transport operation.

The role requires experience in logistics planning, strong IT and analytical skills, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.