Transport Planner

Nationwide Platforms; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading powered access firm is seeking an experienced Transport Planner to join their team in Uxbridge. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning the delivery and collection of equipment, ensuring operational efficiency and compliance with transport legislation. Candidates should have a solid background in logistics and excellent organizational and interpersonal skills. This role is vital for the effective operation of the company, making it an exciting opportunity for driven individuals.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in transport planning within a logistics environment.
• Excellent organizational skills to meet customer delivery times.
• Ability to manage transport fleet operations effectively.

Responsibilities

• Plan the delivery of new hire orders on time.
• Ensure cost-effective use of the transport fleet for deliveries.
• Oversee driver activities to achieve productivity targets.

Skills

Transport planning

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Transport Planner to join Nationwide Platforms, the UK market leader in powered access. In this role as Transport Planner, you will be based at our Uxbridge depot and you will be responsible for accurately planning the delivery and collection of our equipment for our depots within the region. This role is integral to the smooth operation of our business so we need someone who has proven experience of transport planning, excellent organisational skills and someone who is great at dealing with people.

Responsibilities include:

• Plan the delivery of new hire orders, to meet agreed customer delivery times, ensure that off-hired equipment is collated within the timescale prescribed.
• Plan deliveries and collections to ensure cost effective use of transport fleet.
• Plan the activity of drivers ensuring the achievement of productivity is within the targeted average hours.
• With the Regional Transport Manager, ensure that the vehicle allocated are maintained and inspected to the schedules set by fleet management.
• Ensure that rivers comply with all relevant Road Transport legislation, including the correct and timely use of tachographs and internal reporting including the 48-hour working week systems in place.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Previous logistics/transport planning experience within a busy environment
• Good underst…