Transport Planner

DHL Supply Chain; Tamworth; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme with employer 8%

Private GP 24/7

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Loans and savings schemes

Job summary

DHL Tamworth is seeking a Transport Planner to help improve planning processes in the transport department at Tamworth (B77). The role focuses on delivering efficient, profitable transport plans and meeting KPIs to satisfy customer SLAs.

You will use our transport system to build loads, create routes, allocate vehicles and driver resources, and provide real-time monitoring to ensure timeliness. This position suits those with transport planning experience and solid regulatory knowledge.

Qualifications

• Previous transport planning experience essential.
• Strong understanding of Driver Regulations and Working Time Directive.
• Demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills with a logical, analytical approach.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of efficient and profitable transport plans.
• Meet Network KPIs and exceed customer SLAs.
• Use a transport system to build loads, create routes, allocate vehicles, trailers and driver resources to planning deadlines.
• Provide real-time monitoring to ensure work is completed within given timeframes.

Skills

Transport planning experience

Driver regulations knowledge

Analytical problem-solving

Job description

Pay Rate: £36,050.00
Grade: RCS N
Contract Type: Permanent (Full-Time)
Shift patterns: Monday - Friday (37.5Hrs)
Location: DHL Tamworth B77

Think you know DHL? Think again! We're not just about delivering parcels. DHL Supply Chain is the world's leading logistics company and our people are the unsung heroes who keep the cogs turning and the country running smoothly.

We're now looking for a Transport Planner to play a vital role ensuring continuous improvement of planning processes within the transport department.

A TYPICAL DAY MAY INVOLVE?

• Responsible for the delivery of efficient and profitable transport plans
• Meeting the Network KPI's and exceeding the customer SLA's
• Using a transport system to build loads, create routes, allocate vehicles, trailers and driver resource to planning deadlines
• Providing real time monitoring to ensure that work is being completed within the given timeframes

THIS ROLE WOULD SUIT PEOPLE WHO ?

• Have previous transport planning experience essential
• Possess a strong understanding of Driver Regulations and the Working Time Directive
• Demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills with a logical, analytical approach

WHY JOIN US?

• Join our generous pension scheme and benefit from an 8% employer contribution, alongside a 4% employee contribution
• Free confidential 24/7 GP consultations
• Hundreds of retail and lifestyle discounts
• Affordable loans, savings schemes and free mortgage advice

• Visit https://careers.dhl.com/global/en/working-at-dhl-supply-chain to learn more

WHO WE ARE?

We're the global leaders in supply chain management with 188,000 people in over 50 countries. Our expert teams work together to deliver for our customers across a range of industries including retail, automotive, healthcare and more.

BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE?

At DHL, we're all about creating a workplace where everyone's skills and experiences matter, and where you can be your true self every day.

As proud supporters of the Armed Forces Covenant, we value the skills and experience of ex-service personnel and are dedicated to helping our veterans find jobs

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