Transport Planner

Pall-ex; Christchurch; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Life insurance

On-site parking

Referral programme

Job summary

Pall-Ex Dorset is recruiting a Transport Planner to join the team at our Christchurch depot. The role involves creating efficient, compliant daily delivery plans to maximise vehicle productivity for our multi-drop fleet.

You will report on daily PPV, drive operational efficiencies, liaise with Collections and Trunking Co-ordinators, and ensure service and ETA targets are met. A proactive, highly organised team player with Microsoft Office skills is ideal.

Qualifications

• Transport knowledge/experience required.
• Attention to detail essential.
• Local geographical knowledge advantageous.
• Proactive team player with good people skills.
• Excellent communication and time-management skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Create efficient and compliant daily delivery plan to maximise the vehicle productivity of our Pall-Ex multi drop collection and delivery fleet.
• Report daily the PPV across the full delivery operation.
• Promote changes in operations to promote further efficiency or cost saving opportunities.
• Liaise with the Collections (Input Customers) and Trunking Co-ordinator to ensure that the delivery plan fully supports the customer collection plan each day.
• Ensure Service performance and ETA targets are achieved daily.
• Oversee morning operation and ensure the Transport team are all engaged with the daily plan.

Skills

Transport knowledge/experience

Attention to detail

Local geographical knowledge

Proactive team player

People management

Excellent communication

Time management

Microsoft Office applications

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Pall-Ex Dorset have an opportunity for a Transport Planner to join the team at our depot in Christchurch.

The hours for this role are:

45 hours per week Monday to Friday 4am or 5am till 2pm or 3pm

Why choose Pall-Ex?

Want to work for an award winning, market leading and successful business? We are an ambitious, innovative and growing Pallet Network providing excellent service to our customers. We have a unrelenting focus on being an employer of choice, to ensure our employees love coming to work and enjoy

competitive pay rates

range of useful benefits

pension

enhanced annual leave – increased with length of service milestones

life cover

supportive employee assistance programs

We want you to stay with us long term, so we surround you with a friendly supportive team, award winning training and upskilling opportunities. We listen, continuously improve and provide benefits that grow with your length of service and dedication .

About the role:

Create efficient and compliant daily delivery plan to maximise the vehicle productivity of our Pall-Ex multi drop collection and delivery fleet

Report daily the PPV across the full delivery operation

Promote changes in operations to promote further efficiency or cost saving opportunities

Liaise with the Collections (Input Customers) and Trunking Co-Ordinator to ensure that the delivery plan fully supports the customer collection plan each day

Ensure Service performance and ETA targets are achieved daily

Oversee morning operation and ensure the Transport team are all engaged with the daily plan

The ideal candidate will have:

• Transport Knowledge/experience
• Attention to detail
• Local Geographical Knowledge
• Proactive Team Player
• Good people management skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Highly organised and excellent time management
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications

Your career development

We take every employee's career and development seriously. If you want to be the very best long term, or you have a vision to progress to other roles over time, we have dedicated learning and development pathways that are open to every employee. All employees are offered career discussions, so there is always opportunities to plan your next career move within Pall-Ex.

Diversity and Inclusion

We believe the diversity of our employees as critical to our on-going success. By our employees feeling that they can bring their authentic selves to work every day will ensure we achieve excellence.

Proud to support

Awarded the Gold Armed Forces Covenant and therefore we encourage veterans to apply for our roles and if the essential criteria is met then we will endeavour to offer an interview

We are a Disability Confident Employer

If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Referral programme