Transport Planner

ZipRecruiter; Penrith; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Transport Planner based in Penrith. This role focuses on planning routes for HGV vehicles, ensuring efficiency, and maintaining effective communication with drivers. The successful candidate will have a strong background in transport planning and logistics, along with excellent organisational and communication skills.

Benefits

Great progression opportunities.

Monday - Friday working schedule.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Responsible for route planning and optimisation for HGV vehicles.
• Communicate with drivers on the road and update customers on delays.
• Ensure compliance with Driver's hours and WTD regulations.

Skills

Organisational skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Job description

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 £40,000 - £45,000 DOE.
• A Monday - Friday working schedule on days.
• Great progression opportunities.

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

T: 07465 944244

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