Transport Planner

Kinaxia Logistics & Fulfilment; Braintree; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics company in the UK is seeking a Transport Planner to manage collection and delivery schedules efficiently. Key responsibilities include coordinating fleet operations, managing staffing levels, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. The ideal candidate will have relevant transport planning experience and strong problem-solving skills. Benefits include a competitive salary and various employee perks.

Benefits

Life assurance

Pension

Exceptional Fleet

Onsite Parking

Cycle to work scheme

Employee benefits and discounts

Qualifications

• Relevant transport and planning experience.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations.
• Understanding of company values: Safe, Talented, Attentive, Reliable.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute collection and delivery schedules efficiently.
• Manage staffing levels to meet daily plans and customer requirements.
• Communicate with customers to resource their schedules.

Skills

Working knowledge of the Highway Code

Analysing and solving logistic problems

Geographical knowledge

Transport operation systems

Job description

Overview

Cammack Transport are looking to recruit a Transport Planner to join their team at their site in Colchester. The role is to plan and execute collection and delivery schedules via the most cost-efficient means, in line with business objectives, customer service levels and current legislative requirements.

Benefits

• Monday - Friday
• £30,000 per annum
• Life assurance
• Pension
• Exceptional Fleet
• Opportunity for training and development (CPC training)
• Full Uniform and PPE
• Onsite Parking
• Cycle to work scheme
• Loyalty Awards (recognises employees with 5, 10, 20, 30 and 40 years’ service)
• Employee benefits and discounts across a range of top brands (including shopping, travel, motoring and days out)

Job Role

• Make full use of all IT systems, TMS and customer portals to ensure efficient fleet and employee deployment.
• Fully utilise all vehicles to ensure accurate and appropriate allocation of drivers/vehicles/trailers/customer deliveries and backloads.
• Work closely with the Workshop to ensure vehicles and trailers are available to support the transport requirement, service scheduling is built into the plan and advise the operation in a timely manner when there are any risks to vehicle or trailer availability.
• Communicate and share plans to the transport team to deliver through efficiency and maintain customer service levels.
• Manage staffing levels, including agency staff to ensure sufficient staffing levels are always in place to meet and exceed the daily plan and to meet customer requirements.
• Communicate effectively with all customers and work with them to understand and resource their schedules, including handovers to relevant individuals/departments and key stakeholders for any operational delays.
• Control and plan operational deliveries for the following day and provide rates, quotes and process all customer bookings to meet customers’ needs and expectations.
• Work as part of a team and participate in cross-training initiatives to provide effective cover in a colleague’s absence.
• Identify, communicate, and drive continuous improvements to continually develop the operation of the business.
• Operate to a high standard of general housekeeping and work safely, complying with all health and safety regulations to maintain a clean, safe, and tidy working environment.

Your knowledge and experience

• Working knowledge of the Highway Code, EU tachograph requirements, Working Time Regulations, Road Transport Regulations.
• Working knowledge of transport operation systems.
• Geographical knowledge.
• Health and Safety regulations.
• Relevant transport and planning experience.
• Analysing and solving logistic problems.
• Demonstrate understanding and application of company values: Safe, Talented, Attentive, Reliable.