Transport Planner

Mainstay Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible start times

No weekend work

Overtime available

Overtime remote work

Established food & beverage business

Supportive working environment

Job summary

Transport Planner role based in Aston, Birmingham. £33,900 per annum, 40 hours a week (Mon-Fri) with flexible start times and no weekend work.

Join a well-established food and beverage company, coordinating daily transport operations, scheduling deliveries and ensuring efficient fleet planning. Overtime may be required and can be done remotely where appropriate.

Qualifications

• Experience in transport planning, logistics or fleet operations.
• Qargo experience beneficial.
• Organised, reliable and good communicator with drivers and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Planning and scheduling daily transport requirements.
• Coordinating deliveries and ensuring jobs are booked in correctly.
• Working closely with drivers, customers and internal teams.
• Ensuring transport plans are efficient and achievable.
• Using the Qargo transport planning system to manage and plan work.
• Dealing with changes or issues that arise throughout the day.
• Supporting the wider transport operation as required.
• Occasional overtime may be required and can be completed remotely where appropriate.

Skills

Transport planning

Logistics

Fleet operations

Driver liaison

Qargo

Tools

Qargo

Job description

Transport Planner

Location: Aston, Birmingham

Salary: £33,900 per annum

Hours: Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week

Weekends: No weekends

We are recruiting for an experienced Transport Planner to join a well-established food and beverage company based in Aston, Birmingham.

This is a Monday to Friday position working a 40-hour week, with some flexibility around start and finish times. You'll play an important role in planning and coordinating the company's daily transport operations, ensuring deliveries are scheduled efficiently and the fleet is operating as effectively as possible.

The Role

• Planning and scheduling daily transport requirements
• Coordinating deliveries and ensuring jobs are booked in correctly
• Working closely with drivers, customers and internal teams
• Making sure transport plans are efficient and achievable
• Using the Qargo transport planning system to manage and plan work
• Dealing with any changes or issues that arise throughout the day
• Supporting the wider transport operation as required
• Occasional overtime may be required to ensure jobs are booked in and planned correctly. This can be completed remotely where appropriate.

About You

We're looking for someone with previous experience in transport planning, logistics or fleet operations who is comfortable working in a busy environment and managing multiple jobs at the same time.

Experience using Qargo would be highly beneficial, although full training can be provided to someone with strong transport planning experience.

You’ll need to be organised, reliable and confident communicating with drivers and colleagues, with the ability to prioritise work and react quickly when plans change.

What's on Offer?

• £33,900 per annum
• Monday to Friday working
• 40 hours per week
• Flexible start times
• No weekend working
• Occasional overtime available
• Overtime can be completed remotely where appropriate
• Opportunity to join an established food and beverage business
• Supportive working environment

If you have previous experience in transport planning and are looking for a Monday-Friday role with no weekend work, we'd be keen to hear from you