Transport Planner

AndersElite; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Transport Planner based in Wolverhampton. The role involves optimising transport programs, managing stakeholder communication, and ensuring effective product distribution. The ideal candidate will have experience in planning, strong IT skills, and exceptional communication abilities. This contract role offers a pay rate of £12.50-£14.00 per hour.

Qualifications

• Experience of health and safety procedures.
• Ability to build working relationships with customers.
• Experience in planning programmes of work.
• Strong IT knowledge and experience.
• Exceptional communication skills both verbally and in electronic format.

Responsibilities

• Optimising all programs of works maximising volume and cost efficiency.
• Provide timely communication to stakeholders on program changes.
• Support fleet and transport planners to ensure vehicle utilisation.
• Ensure high levels of service for internal and external customers.
• Manage material service levels through detailed planning.

Skills

Health and safety procedures

Building working relationships

Stakeholder management

Planning programmes of work

Strong IT knowledge

Workload management

Exceptional communication skills

Job description

Overview

Role: Transport Planner
Location: Wolverhampton
Sector: Construction
Job Type: Contract Role
Duration: On-going
Pay Rate: £12.50-£14.00 per hour

Responsibilities

• Optimising all programs of works maximising both volume and best economic source principals for transport and supplying units
• Provide timely communication to all stakeholders updates on planned solutions to program changes - overseeing daily and weekly programmes
• Support fleet, transport planners and staff to ensure high levels of vehicle utilisation and low levels of haulier queries
• Ensure that our internal and external customers receive the high levels of service and communication expected from the office and area based distribution staff
• Cost effective distribution of product to external and internal customers
• Manage material service levels to external and internal customers through detailed pre planning of programmed works through regular communication with strategic customers

Ideal Candidate

• Experience of health and safety procedures
• Ability to build working relationships with customers
• The ability to deal with stakeholders and customers of varying levels
• Experience in planning programmes of work
• Strong IT knowledge and Experience
• Ability to constantly reprioritise and manage your own workload, along with supporting the wider team
• Exceptional communication skills both verbally and in electronic format

How to apply

Please contact Harry Sharrard at Anderselite for more information via LinkedIn