Transport Planner

Culina; Blyth; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Bear, part of the Culina Group, is seeking a Transport Planner for its Harworth site on a full-time permanent basis. You will oversee day-to-day planning of the transport operation, coordinating subcontractors and a fleet to meet customer needs.

The role requires strong problem solving, analytical and organisational skills, the ability to work under pressure, and effective communication across the business. SAP, BPCS and Road Runner knowledge is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Experience in busy transport planning environment.
• Ability to make decisions under pressure and tight timescales.
• Flexible/adaptive approach for peak periods.
• Able to communicate well at all levels within the business.

Responsibilities

• Subcontracting and planning orders across UK facilities.
• Plan daily workload for a fleet based on and off site.
• Handle queries by phone, fax and email from customers and hauliers.
• Liaise with Traffic and Administration teams to maintain performance.
• Maintain spreadsheets and databases for customer reports.
• Report problems and handle arising queries.
• Support fleet and driver training teams as required.
• Complete pre- and post-debrief for driver shifts.
• Deliver timely internal and external communications.

Skills

Transport planning

Problem solving

Analytics

Organisational skills

Communication

Teamwork

Decision making

Tools

SAP

BPCS

Road Runner

Job description

Company Description Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) provides distribution services to FMCG clients. Customer centric service focus is delivered through a site-level empowered culture. At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired! Job Description We are currently seeking a Transport Planner to join our Transport team at our Harworth site on a full time permanent basis! Salary: £31,666 per annum. Working hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm. As a Transport Planner you willoverseethe day to day planning of the transport operation. A highly motivated and driven individual, you will be experienced at working in a busy transport department, able to deal with day to day challenges and provide cost effective solutions to the customer.

Key Duties of a Transport Planner:

• Subcontracting and planning orders out of multiple warehouse facilities and manufacturing sites across the UK.
• Planning daily workload for a fleet: vehicles based on and off site.
• Dealing with queries and issues by telephone, fax and email from our customers, sub-contract hauliers and warehousing sites.
• Liaising with Traffic and Administration teams to ensure the highest standards of performance are maintained at all times.
• Maintaining, creating and updating spreadsheets and databases for customer reports.
• Reporting problems and dealing with issues and any queries that arise.
• Support the fleet and driver training team as and when required.
• Complete pre and post de-brief for all driver shifts.
• Deliver effective, professional and timely internal and external communications.

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.

Additional Information As part of our drive to make Great Beara great place to work, we are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers. Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives. Our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of