Transport Planner

Irlam associates Group; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in logistics is seeking a Transport Planner based in Penrith. The ideal candidate will manage route planning for HGV vehicles, ensuring efficiency and strong communication with drivers. This role offers a competitive salary and excellent career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Previous experience in transport planning.
• Strong background in logistics.
• Good working knowledge of Driver's hours, WTD.

Responsibilities

• Route planning, optimisation, and efficiency.
• Communicating with Drivers on the road.
• Updating customers about delays.

Skills

Organisational skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Transport compliance knowledge

Job description

The Transport Planner will be responsible for planning routes for our client's HGV vehicles & Drivers, ensuring efficiency and optimisation whilst managing backloads inline with running profitability. You will also be responsible for regular communication with Drivers, ensuring good relationships and effective communication.

The key responsibilities for the role of Transport Planner based in Penrith will be:

• Route planning, optimisation, and efficiency.
• Communicating with Drivers out on the road.
• Updating customers when any delays etc occur.
• Ensure routes comply with Driver's hours and WTD.
• Ensuring backloads are effectively planned and profitable.

The successful candidate for the role of Transport Planner based in Penrith will have:

• Previous experience in transport planning.
• A strong background in logistics.
• Great organisational skills.
• Great verbal and written communication skills.
• A good working knowledge of Driver's hours, WTD, and transport compliance.

The successful candidate for the role of Transport Planner based in Penrith will receive:

• A salary of GBP40,000 - GBP45,000 DOE.
• A Monday - Friday working schedule on days.
• Great progression opportunities.

If your are interested in this position, please apply or get in touch.

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