Transport Planner

Pertemps North Midlands; Kegworth; Vor Ort; GBP 18.000 - 23.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

24/7 Support

Weekly or monthly pay – you choose

Pension

Holiday pay

Mortgage references

Zusammenfassung

Pertemps North Midlands is recruiting a confident, organised Transport Planner to join a busy logistics hub based at East Midlands Gateway (DE74), near Castle Donington and Kegworth. You’ll play a key role in planning and coordinating daily transport operations, ensuring routes are efficient, cost-effective and delivered on time.

You will allocate drivers and vehicles, monitor routes and respond quickly to changes, while maintaining excellent customer service and working closely with drivers,

Qualifikationen

• Basic knowledge of transport legislation would be advantageous.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Good geographical knowledge and route planning ability.

Aufgaben

• Plan and organise daily transport routes efficiently and cost-effectively.
• Allocate drivers and vehicles to planned routes.
• Ensure deliveries and collections are completed on time.
• Monitor routes and adjust when required.
• Deal with customer queries and provide updates on deliveries.
• Communicate effectively with drivers, customers and transport teams.
• Use route-planning and transport management systems.
• Consider traffic, road restrictions and geographical factors when planning routes.
• Always maintain a high level of customer service.
• Work to company procedures, transport regulations and health & safety requirements.
• Provide day-to-day administrative support to the transport team.

Kenntnisse

Route planning

Customer service

Time management

Communication skills

Transport legislation knowledge

Tools

Route planning software

Jobbeschreibung

Excellent progression opportunities

Join a friendly, supportive team in a positive working environment

Pertemps are recruiting for a confident, organised and experienced Transport Plannerto join a busy logistics hub based at East Midlands Gateway (DE74), near Castle Donington and Kegworth. You’ll play a key role in planning and coordinating daily transport operations, ensuring routes are efficient, cost-effective and delivered on time. Working closely with drivers, customers and the wider transport team, you’ll manage schedules, respond to changes and help ensure the smooth running of the depot.

Working hours:

• Monday to Friday
• 0900am – 1730pm OR 1030am – 1900pm OR 1800pm – 0400am

Pay Rates:

• Day hours ( Administrator level) £13.45.
• Day hours (Planner level) £16.00 to £17.35 DOE.
• Night hours (Administrator level) £14.50 to £15 DOE.

The successful Transport Planner will have:

• Basic knowledge of transport legislation (driver hours, vehicle compliance) would be advantageous
• Excellent customer serviceand communication skills
• Good geographical knowledgeand routeplanning ability
• Strong knowledge oflocal and regionalroad networks
• Ability to planefficient and cost-effective routes
• Confident dealing withcustomers, drivers andcolleagues
• Strong organisational andtime-management skills
• Ability to adaptquickly to changesand unexpected issues
• Previous experience incustomer service, logisticsor transport isdesirable

Your Duties as a Transport Planner:

• Plan and organisedaily transport routesefficiently and cost-effectively
• Allocate drivers andvehicles to plannedroutes
• Ensure deliveries andcollections are completedon time
• Monitorroutes and adjust when required
• Deal with customerqueries and provideupdates on deliveries
• Communicate effectivelywith drivers, customersand transport teams
• Use route-planningand transport managementsystems
• Consider traffic, roadrestrictions and geographicalfactors when planningroutes
• Always maintain a high level of customer service
• Work to companyprocedures, transport regulationsand health & safetyrequirements
• Provide day-to-day administrative supportto the transportteam

Benefits of working for Pertemps:

• 24/7 Support
• Weekly or monthly pay – you choose
• Pension
• Holiday pay
• Mortgage references