Transport Planner

Culver City Unified School District; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in distribution services is seeking a Transport Planner for their Stoke on Trent site. This full-time role involves overseeing daily transport operations and requires strong problem-solving and organizational skills. A competitive salary is offered along with numerous employee benefits, fostering a dynamic and inclusive work culture.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

4% employer pension contribution

Life assurance (2x annual salary)

Wellness program access

Eye care vouchers

Employee of the Month recognition

Access to retail discounts

Qualifications

• High level of transport planning expertise in a demanding environment.
• Ability to make decisions under pressure.
• Excellent problem-solving and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily planning of transport operations.
• Plan workload for the fleet and manage queries.
• Liaise with administration teams to maintain standards.

Skills

Problem Solving

Analytical Skills

Organizational Skills

Communication

Decision Making

Tools

SAP

BPCS

Road Runner

Job description

Company Description

Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) provides distribution services to FMCG clients. Customer centric service focus is delivered through a site-level empowered culture.

At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

Job Description

Our Stoke on Trent site are now recruiting for a Transport Planner to join their friendly team on a full time permanent basis.

Salary:£30,500 per annum.

Working hours: Any 5 in 7 days, 5am-1pm/1pm-9pm rotating.

As a Transport Planner you will overseethe day to day planning of the transport operation. A highly motivated and driven individual, you will be experienced at working in a busy transport department, able to deal with day to day challenges and provide cost effective solutions to the customer.

Key Duties Of a Transport Planner

• Subcontracting and planning orders out of multiple warehouse facilities and manufacturing sites across the UK.
• Planning daily workload for a fleet: vehicles based on and off site.
• Dealing with queries and issues by telephone, fax and email from our customers, sub-contract hauliers and warehousing sites.
• Liaising with Traffic and Administration teams to ensure the highest standards of performance are maintained at all times.
• Maintaining, creating and updating spreadsheets and databases for customer reports.
• Reporting problems and dealing with issues and any queries that arise.
• Support the fleet and driver training team as and when required.
• Complete pre and post de-brief for all driver shifts.
• Deliver effective, professional and timely internal and external communications.
  
  

Qualifications

• Be able to demonstrate a high level of transport planning expertise in a busy and demanding environment.
• Have excellent problem solving, analytical and organisational skills.
• Be able to make decisions under pressure, and to a tight timescale.
• Have a flexible and adaptable approach to working in order to meet the requirements of the business, particularly at peak periods during the year.
• Be able to communicate well at all levels within the business.
• Have the ability to identify and suggest improvements to benefit both the Company and our customer.
• Be a highly motivated individual able to work as part of a small friendly team, and under own initiative.
• Knowledge of SAP, BPCS and Road Runner would be advantageous.
  
  

Additional information

As part of our drive to make Great Beara great place to work, we are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Benefits

Our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave 28days inclusive of the bank holidays.
• Pension scheme We want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirementso we offer agreat contribution of 4% employee and 4% employer.
• Life Assurance- x2 your annual salary.
• Wellness Via our Employee Assistance Programmewe offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year.
• Eye Care Vouchers We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses.
• Reward & Recognition We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the Month and Year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts- Via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!
  
  

If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity, please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam!

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