Transport Planner

Four Squared Recruitment Ltd; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Transport and Warehousing solutions provider seeks a Transport Planner to ensure efficient delivery operations. Responsibilities include planning routes, liaising with customers, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Ideal candidates will have at least one year of experience in transport planning, with strong IT skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Benefits

Company pension

Flexitime

Free parking

Health & wellbeing programme

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience in transport planning and haulage.
• Experience with transport systems & compliance preferred.
• Excellent IT skills and knowledge of routing programmes.

Responsibilities

• Plan and route haulage and freight efficiently.
• Liaise with customers and drivers, ensuring performance.
• Ensure compliance with health & safety regulations.

Skills

Transport planning

Routing

Negotiation

Customer service

Health & safety compliance

IT skills

Education

CPC qualification

Class 1 license

Job description

We are currently seeking a Transport Planner, to work for a well-established Transport and Warehousing solutions provider, with over 30 depots, throughout the UK.

The Transport Planner is a key member of the team, primarily responsible for the smooth running of our delivery and collection vehicles.

Role Responsibilities:

• Experience in planning and routing haulage and pallet network freight on Artic and Rigid vehicles
• Establishing customer requirements and arranging collections and deliveries, within stated timescale
• Routing vehicles efficiently both from a time management point of view and also minimise distance travelled, with regard to weight and size of the vehicle
• Work using traffic management systems and prioritising freight to meet customer needs and the commercial needs of the company. Searching online platforms for loads as required
• De-brief drivers, manage and monitor their performance escalating any infringements or performance issues to management and HR department
• Ensure all work is carried out with due regard for the health & safety of customers, employees and visitors
• Report any accidents, incidents and issues to management immediately
• Support the company in making sure all licence checks are kept up to date, that the WTD is adhered to, and that drivers have completed the training necessary for their driver DQC
• Monitor defect reporting and liaise with the workshop
• Liaise with customers and suppliers, negotiating prices as necessary
• Support accounts and customer service teams to ensure that jobs can be invoiced promptly by making sure they are in a timely manner
• All queries or complaints should be dealt with promptly to ensure our customers get the best possible experience when dealing with Tooles Transport
• Excellent IT skills and experience in TMS/routing programmes
• CPC and or experience in driver/vehicle compliance

Role Requirements:

• Minimum of 1 years' experience in transport planning, pallet distribution and/or general haulage planning.
• Class 1 licence and FLT licence would be beneficial, but not essential.
• Previous experience of transport systems Pallet Networks/Qargo/Stirling
• Transport MCPCQ National/International would be useful, along with driver/vehicle compliance

Working Hours:

• Full time, permanent
• Rotating AM/PM shifts
• Saturday AMs only 1 in 3

Salary:

• Salary between GBP35,000 - GBP45,000 dependent upon experience

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Flexitime
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life Assurance