Strategic Transport Planner | UK Fleet & Network

Great Bear; Minworth; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 28 days

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Wellness Programme

Eye Care Vouchers

Reward & Recognition

Employee discounts

Job summary

Great Bear, part of the Culina Group, is recruiting a Transport Planner for our Minworth site on a full-time permanent basis. You will oversee day-to-day transport planning, coordinating a busy fleet and handling customer and partner communications to deliver cost-effective solutions.

Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, with an annual salary of £30,690. You will contribute to maintaining high performance standards by liaising with Traffic and Administration teams, updating reports, and supporting driver

Qualifications

• Be able to demonstrate a high level of transport planning expertise in a busy and demanding environment.
• Have excellent problem solving, analytical and organisational skills.
• Be able to make decisions under pressure, and to a tight timescale.
• Have a flexible and adaptable approach to working in order to meet the requirements of the business, particularly at peak periods during the year.
• Be able to communicate well at all levels within the business.
• Have the ability to identify and suggest improvements to benefit both the Company and our customer.
• Be a highly motivated individual able to work as part of a small friendly team, and under own initiative.
• Knowledge of SAP, BPCS and Road Runner would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day planning of the transport operation.
• Plan daily workload for fleet of vehicles based on/off site.
• Handle queries from customers, sub-contract hauliers and warehousing sites by phone, fax and email.
• Liaise with Traffic and Administration teams to maintain high performance standards.
• Maintain and update spreadsheets and databases for customer reports.
• Report problems and resolve issues promptly and professionally.
• Support fleet and driver training activities as required.
• Complete pre- and post-briefs for driver shifts.
• Deliver timely internal and external communications.

Skills

Transport planning

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Communication at all levels

Decision making under pressure

SAP

Road Runner

Tools

SAP

BPCS

Road Runner

Job description

Great Bear, part of the Culina Group, is recruiting a Transport Planner for our Minworth site on a full-time permanent basis. You will oversee day-to-day transport planning, coordinating a busy fleet and handling customer and partner communications to deliver cost-effective solutions.

Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, with an annual salary of £30,690. You will contribute to maintaining high performance standards by liaising with Traffic and Administration teams, updating reports, and supporting driver