Transport Planner

JR United Kingdom; 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 efficient routes for HGV vehicles, ensuring compliance with Driver's hours and maintaining effective communication with Drivers. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in logistics and prior transport planning experience, offering great progression opportunities.

Benefits

Great progression opportunities

Monday - Friday working schedule

Qualifications

• Previous experience in transport planning.
• A strong background in logistics.
• Good working knowledge of Driver's hours, WTD, and transport compliance.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Job description

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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.