Transport Planner

Kinaxia Logistics & Fulfilment; Rugby; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full uniform and PPE

Employee assistance programme

Loyalty awards

Employee benefits and discounts

Job summary

Kinaxia Logistics & Fulfilment is recruiting a Transport Planner to join our Rugby site. You will plan and execute collection and delivery schedules, optimise driver and vehicle deployment, and ensure schedules meet service levels and regulatory requirements.

You will use IT systems and the TMS to coordinate resources, work closely with workshops, and communicate plans to the transport team and customers to maintain efficient operation and high service standards.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of the Highway Code and transport regulations.
• Experience with transport operation systems.
• Geographical knowledge relevant to transport routes.
• Health and safety regulations awareness.
• Relevant transport and planning experience.
• Ability to analyse and solve logistic problems.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deploy fleet and driver resources using IT systems and portals.
• Allocate vehicles/trailers and backloads efficiently.
• Coordinate with Workshop to ensure vehicle availability and schedule risks.
• Share plans with transport team to maintain service and efficiency.
• Manage staffing levels, including agency staff, to meet daily plan.
• Communicate with customers and hand over to stakeholders for delays.
• Plan next-day deliveries and manage bookings and quotes.
• Provide cross-training coverage and identify improvements.
• Maintain housekeeping and health and safety compliance.

Skills

Highway Code knowledge

Tachograph regulations

Working Time Regulations

Road Transport Regulations

Transport operation systems

Geographical knowledge

Health and Safety regulations

Transport planning experience

Logistic problem solving

Tools

TMS

Customer portals

Job description

Kinaxia are looking to recruit a Transport Planner to join their team at their site in Rugby. The role of the Transport Planner will be to plan and execute collection and delivery schedules via the most cost-efficient means, in line with the business objectives, customer service levels and current legislative requirements.

• Full Uniform and PPE
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Loyatly Awards (recognises employees with 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 and 40 years' service)
• Employee benefits and discounts across a range of top brands (including shopping, travel, motoring and days out)

Job Role:

• Make full use of all IT systems, TMS and customer portals to ensure efficient fleet and employee deployment.
• Fully utilise all vehicles to ensure accurate and appropriate allocation of drivers/vehicles/trailers/customer deliveries and backloads.
• Work closely with the Workshop to ensure vehicles and trailers are available to support the transport requirement, service scheduling is built into the plan and advise the operation in a timely manner when there are any risks to vehicle or trailer availability.
• Communicate and share plans to the transport team to deliver through efficiency and maintain customer service levels.
• Manage staffing levels, including agency staff to ensure sufficient staffing levels are always in place to meet and exceed the daily plan and to meet customer requirements.
• Communicate effectively with all customers and work with them to understand and resource their schedules. Also, to include but not limited to; effective handovers to the relevant individuals / departments, and key stakeholders for any operational delays to ensure a smooth and efficient service is being delivered.
• Control and plan operational deliveries for the following day and provide rates, quotes and process all customer bookings to meet customers’ needs and expectations.
• Work as part of a team and participate in cross training initiatives to provide effective cover in a colleague’s absence.
• Identify, communicate, and drive any continuous improvements to continually develop the operation of the business.
• Operate to a high standard of general housekeeping and work safely, complying with all health and safety regulations to maintain a clean, safe, and tidy working environment.

Your knowledge and experience:

• Working knowledge of the Highway Code, EU tachograph requirements, Working Time Regulations, Road Transport Regulations
• Working knowledge of transport operation systems
• Geographical knowledge
• Health and Safety regulations
• Relevant transport and planning experience
• Analysing and solving logistic problems

Ability to demonstrate, understanding and apply our Company values. These are embedded in all roles and applicants must evidence these values as part of the application process: