Transport Planner

XPO Logistics, Inc.; Banbury; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics company in Banbury is seeking a Transport Planner to manage shipment planning and fleet resources. This role involves communicating with customers and ensuring compliance with transport regulations. Ideal candidates will have experience in a fast-paced environment and strong communication skills. The position offers a salary of up to £28,000, 25 days holiday, and various employee perks.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

High street discounts

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Workplace pension

Qualifications

• Experience within transport and understanding of compliance and driver hours.
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Planning all shipments for customers according to SLA.
• Allocating core fleet resources and using TMS software.
• Updating the Customer Services team on shipments.
• Planning urgent orders and notifying customers of changes.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Experience in a fast-paced environment

Understanding of transport compliance

Job description

Ready for a change? Looking for a role that you can develop into? Ready to join a site as its growing? We are looking for someone like you. We’re currently recruiting for a Transport Planner to be based at our site in Banbury on our DCS contract. As part of this busy transport operation, covering Mon to Fri 10am to 6pm

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £28,000per annum. In addition, we offer 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), as well as the option to buy additional days. You’ll have access to a variety of high street discounts as well as a Salary sacrifice car scheme, cycle to work scheme, a workplace pension and many other perks.

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• The planning of all shipments for our customer within the timeframes set by the SLA
• Planning of XPO core fleet resource across all sites, with full use of TMS and associated optimisation software
• Subcontractor planning, allocating all work through TMS ensuring haulier partners confirm jobs assigned to them with correct cost allocation
• Updating the Customer Services team in an accurate and timely manner ensuring that all information relating to ‘at risk’ or ‘failed’ loads is shared.
• Ensure all collections are planned and updated accordingly.
• Proactively plan any urgent orders and communicate the delivery date to the customer.
• Ensure the customer is notified in a timely manner of any date changes/ failed orders including reasons why, ensuring they are re-dated and re-planned ASAP
• Ensure all core fleet is allocated, ensuring all fleet utilisation targets are exceed daily
• Immediate escalation to the supervisor for any non-conformance to the daily plan

What you need to succeed at XPO:

• It’s important you have exposure of working in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience within transport and a good understanding of compliance and driver hours would be beneficial

We strive to create an inclusive environment for all our colleagues, where everyone feels welcomed, empowered and where you can bring your true self to work. You may not feel you tick all of the boxes we have written above, so even if your experience doesn’t precisely match the job description but you feel you have the skills needed, please feel free to reach out to our recruitment team for an initial discussion. Your skills and passion set you apart and we welcome diverse people and perspectives at XPO. We encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds and identities. To empower you to do as well as possible during the recruitment process, if you require any changes or amendments to our application and interviews, please don’t hesitate to let us know.