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Transport Planner

JR United Kingdom

Ipswich

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GBP 35,000 - 50,000

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Job summary

A leading logistics company is looking for a Transport Planner to join their team in Ipswich. The role involves managing transport bookings, ensuring haulage requirements are met, and developing strong relationships with suppliers. Candidates should have experience in UK Haulage operations and demonstrate excellent planning and communication skills. The company offers a competitive salary, benefits, and a respectful working environment with opportunities for training and development.

Benefits

Competitive salary with a biannual bonus
Access to benefits, discounts, and wellness platform
Health cash plan
Electric vehicle car scheme
Free parking
Respectful working environment
Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

  • Experience with UK Haulage operations, FCL/LCL, and warehousing.
  • Strong geographic and container inventory knowledge.

Responsibilities

  • Manage haulage allocation and day-to-day operations.
  • Develop relationships with suppliers and monitor KPIs.
  • Support the Multimodal transport manager in key accounts.

Skills

Communication
Planning
Attention to detail
Time management
Teamwork

Tools

Microsoft Office
Microsoft Windows

Job description

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Powered by industry-leading Metro technology, Metro deliver import/export air, ocean and road freight forwarding, supply chain management, logistics and specialised services in retail, manufacturing and chemicals.

At Metro, its our innovative technologies, pushing of boundaries and, most importantly, our employees that sets us apart.

Metro is seeking a Transport Planner to join our Transport team in supporting our internal departments and working with the Intermodal Manager to manage our transport booking requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

Transport Planning

  • Haulage allocation and day to day management as required
  • Focal Point, both with internal and external customers
  • Complete all requirements and or offer alternative options to complete.
  • Ensure all Haulage requirements are met by approved suppliers.
  • Adapt and consider alternative requirements as required
  • Balance Cost and Service requirements at all times
  • Key Accounts, sustain and develop key flow requirements and provide support to the Multimodal transport manager.
  • Supplier KPI monitoring, complete and assist management
  • Develop relationships with all suppliers and focal points at Shipping Lines.
  • Transport system development and assistance enhancing house systems to support.

Experience

  • UK Haulage operation, FCL / LCL and warehousing operations
  • Intermodal and multiple ports operations
  • Good geographic and container inventory knowledge

General Skills

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent planning and attention to detail
  • Proactive, team worker with excellent time management and organisation skills
  • Excellent usage of computer / operating system (Microsoft Windows) along with other office applications (Microsoft Office)
  • An understanding of why attention to detail matters and the commercial impact this has

Why choose Metro?

  • Competitive salary including a bonus which is paid twice a year!
  • Access to our benefits, discounts and wellness platform including offers on gym memberships, a wide range of restaurants, retail and much more.
  • Health cash plan.
  • Octopus Electric Vehicle car scheme.
  • Free parking.
  • Respectful working environment.
  • Plenty of opportunities for training and development
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