Transport Planner

DHL Supply Chain; Daventry; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supply chain company in Daventry is seeking an experienced Transport Planner. The role involves creating routes, allocating vehicles, and ensuring efficient planning processes in the transport department. Key qualifications include FMCG transport planning experience and strong communication skills. Competitive benefits offered, such as a free GP service and discounts.

Benefits

Free confidential 24/7 GP service

Hundreds of discounts (retail, childcare, gym)

Affordable loans & enhanced pension scheme

24/7 employee support service with access to counselling

Qualifications

• Transport planning experience within an FMCG environment is essential.
• Strong knowledge of planning methodologies.
• Ability to think critically and solve problems.
• Effective in communicating at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Create routes and allocate vehicles effectively.
• Plan and consolidate customer orders.
• Liaise with customer and transport teams.
• Build cost-effective and efficient transport plans.

Skills

Transport planning experience

Excellent knowledge of planning

Good critical thinking skills

Communication skills

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent (Full-Time)
Shift patterns: 1200 - 2000
Shift days: Monday to Friday
Location: Daventry, NN6 7GW

DHL, an award-winning leading supply chain business is seeking an experienced Transport Planner to play a vital role ensuring continuous improvement of planning processes within the transport department.

Responsibilities

• Create routes and allocate vehicles, alongside Driver resources to meet planning deadlines
• Planning and consolidating customer orders
• Liaising with Customer and Transport teams
• Building a cost effective and efficient plan

Requirements

• Transport planning experience within an FMCG environment (Essential)
• Excellent knowledge of planning
• Good critical thinking skills
• Able to communicate at all levels, internally and externally

Benefits

• Free confidential 24/7 GP service
• Hundreds of discounts (including retail, childcare + gym)
• Affordable loans & enhanced pension scheme
• 24/7 employee support service for you (+ family) with access to free counselling

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