Route Optimization Specialist – Transport Planner

Gap Personnel; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Gap Personnel Limited Exeter is recruiting a Transport Planner to optimise routes, maximise vehicle usage, and respond to changes throughout the day.

You will use planning software to build efficient routes, manage driver availability, and monitor performance data to drive improvements in cost, reliability and customer service.

This role runs Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, with a salary of around 34,000 GBP per year.

Qualifications

• Experience in transport planning, route planning or similar logistics role.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of how planning decisions affect operating costs and customer service.
• Ability to work with performance data and planning software.
• Organised and able to adapt to changes and short-notice plan updates.

Responsibilities

• Plan daily routes and loads around customer commitments, vehicle capacity and driver availability.
• Adjust the plan when priorities change, weighing up the impact on cost and service.
• Work closely with drivers, customer service and the wider operations team to keep deliveries on track.
• Use planning software and performance data to spot where routes, vehicle utilisation and delivery reliability can improve.
• Look into recurring delays, empty mileage and missed delivery windows, then follow up to see whether changes are making a difference.

Skills

Transport planning

Route planning

Commercial awareness

Transport software

Data interpretation

Job description

Gap Personnel Limited Exeter is recruiting a Transport Planner to optimise routes, maximise vehicle usage, and respond to changes throughout the day.

You will use planning software to build efficient routes, manage driver availability, and monitor performance data to drive improvements in cost, reliability and customer service.

This role runs Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, with a salary of around 34,000 GBP per year.