Strategic Transport Planner – Real-Time Ops & Compliance

Den Hartogh; Immingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension & life assurance

25 days holiday

Cycle-to-work

Electric car salary sacrifice

Benefit Hub

Help@Hand support

Job summary

Den Hartogh Logistics in the UK is seeking a motivated Transport Planner to join our Immingham team. You will plan, schedule and oversee daily transport operations, coordinating trailers, drivers and intermodal movements to meet customer expectations and service levels.

You will communicate with drivers and internal stakeholders, monitor operations in real time, ensure compliance with ADR and WTD rules, and contribute to cost control and KPI performance through accurate data in our TMS.

Qualifications

• CPC qualification (or willingness to obtain) with a good understanding of commercial vehicle operation and safety.
• Strong knowledge of UK transport legislation and compliance requirements, ideally within regulated logistics environments such as chemicals, gases or bulk transport.
• Experience in transport coordination or administration, including planning and route optimisation.
• Effective problem-solving skills and ability to act quickly in response to operational issues.
• Strong communication and decision-making skills, able to engage effectively with drivers, management and customers while working independently.
• Confident IT user with experience of Microsoft Office and the ability to quickly learn Transport Management and compliance systems.
• Exposure to audits, safety inspections or incident investigations would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule and oversee daily transport operations, including trailers, drivers and intermodal movements, to meet customer and service-level requirements
• Monitor operations in real time, acting as the first point of contact and proactively resolving issues to maintain service continuity
• Communicate effectively with drivers and internal stakeholders, ensuring accurate, timely delivery of trip and operational information
• Ensure full compliance with transport legislation, including ADR, Working Time Directive and driver hours regulations
• Manage operational costs and assets by tracking exceptions (e.g. wasted trips, demurrage), repositioning equipment and ensuring maintenance readiness
• Maintain accurate planning data within the Transport Management System (TMS) and use dashboards and planning tools to drive KPI performance
• Be part of the on-call rota

Skills

Transport planning

Route optimisation

Problem solving

Communication

IT literacy

Regulatory knowledge

Education

CPC qualification

Tools

TMS (Transport Management System)

Job description

Den Hartogh Logistics in the UK is seeking a motivated Transport Planner to join our Immingham team. You will plan, schedule and oversee daily transport operations, coordinating trailers, drivers and intermodal movements to meet customer expectations and service levels.

You will communicate with drivers and internal stakeholders, monitor operations in real time, ensure compliance with ADR and WTD rules, and contribute to cost control and KPI performance through accurate data in our TMS.