Night Road Freight Planner & Customs Specialist

The Abbey

Bagnall

On-site

GBP 30,000 - 33,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

The Abbey is seeking an experienced Road Freight Operator to join its night operations in Cannock. The role focuses on coordinating nightly export/import movements, planning loads, and ensuring accurate logistics documentation in a busy warehouse environment.

You will handle customs-related paperwork, support after-hours processing, and maintain data within the TMS to drive efficiency and service levels.

Qualifications

Experience in road freight export operations.
Strong organisational and administrative skills.
Experience using Transport Management Systems (TMS).

Responsibilities

Coordinate nightly transport, export and import operations, ensuring timely departures, arrivals, trailer movements and trunking.
Plan and optimise export trailer loads with warehouse and transport teams to maximise capacity, efficiency and service levels.
Prepare and process transport documentation, including manifests, load lists and EDI transmissions.
Prepare and verify UK customs/export documentation, including CMRs, invoices, packing lists, GMRs, ENS, ELOs and PBNs.
Support out-of-hours import processing, trailer releases and customs clearance, ensuring compliance with customs legislation and company procedures.
Investigate and resolve shipment discrepancies, damages, inventory issues and customs queries, escalating where required.
Maintain accurate shipment, planning and operational data within the TMS.
Produce operational reports