Transport Planner

Northampton Business Directory; Corby; On-site; GBP 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a highly motivated Transport Planner to join their team at the Burton Latimer site. This role involves overseeing transport operations, planning loads efficiently, managing resources, and ensuring continual improvement to meet the team's objectives. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment and excel under pressure, contributing significantly to the transport team's success.

Qualifications

• Experience in logistics or transport planning.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail and KPI management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day transport planning operations.
• Create efficient transport plans and manage resources.
• Analyze and report on daily transport challenges and solutions.

Skills

Decision Making

Planning

Problem Solving

Flexibility

Tools

Transport Management System (TMS)

Job description

Job Description

We are currently seeking a Transport Planner to join our Transport Team for our Burton Latimer site.

As a Transport Planner you will be contributing to the success of the transport team, you will be responsible for completing and overseeing the day-to-day planning function of the transport operation. A highly motivated and driven individual, you will be experienced at working in a quick and fast-paced environment and be able to deal with day to day challenges in providing an effective transport plan.

Working hours:Monday - Friday NIGHTS 20:00 - 06:00

Salary:£33,542 per annum

Key Duties of a Transport Planner:

• Work with Transport and Warehouse teams, to create an efficient transport plan using the latest TMS.
• Assembling of 400+ consolidated orders into loads in every 24hr period.
• Subcontracting and planning orders from multiple warehouse facilities and manufacturing sites across the UK.
• Planning daily workload of fleet: vehicles based on site and outbases.
• Reporting problems and dealing with issues and any queries that may arise.
• Planning approx. 100 collections per day on a time critical basis.
• Maintaining and exceeding agreed KPI’s.
• Proactively look for continuous improvements.
• 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.