Transport Planner

Culver City Unified School District; Worksop; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics company in Worksop is seeking a Transport Planner to enhance transport operations. Responsibilities include creating transport plans, managing collections, and exceeding KPIs. Candidates should have strong geographical knowledge of the UK, excellent communication skills, and experience in planning across multiple locations. The role offers a salary of £30,000 per annum and various employee benefits including annual leave and wellness programs.

Benefits

Annual Leave - Holiday Entitlement of 28 days

Pension - 5% employee and 3% employer contribution

Employee Assistance Programme

Eye Care Vouchers

Referral bonus and long service awards

Retailer discounts

Qualifications

• Experience of planning units across multiple depots.
• Ability to succeed in a pressurised environment.
• Experience in an FMCG environment.

Responsibilities

• Create an efficient transport plan using the latest TMS.
• Assemble 400+ consolidated orders into loads daily.
• Plan daily workload of fleet vehicles based on site.

Skills

Good geographical knowledge of the UK

Proficient in computer literacy

Excellent communication skills

Commercially astute

Strong analytical capability

Tools

TMS system

Microsoft Excel

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

We are currently seeking a Transport Planner to join our Transport Team at our growing Harworth site. As a Transport Planner you will be contributing to the success of the transport team, you will be responsible for completing and overseeing the day-to-day planning function of the transport operation. A highly motivated and driven individual, you will be experienced at working in a quick and fast-paced environment and be able to deal with day to day challenges in providing an effective transport plan.

Working hours: Monday - Friday rotating (06:00-14:00, 14:00-22:00)

Salary: £30,000 per annum

Responsibilities

• Work with Transport and Warehouse teams, to create an efficient transport plan using the latest TMS.
• Assembling of 400+ consolidated orders into loads in every 24hr period.
• Subcontracting and planning orders from multiple warehouse facilities and manufacturing sites across the UK.
• Planning daily workload of fleet: vehicles based on site and outbases.
• Reporting problems and dealing with issues and any queries that may arise.
• Planning approx. 100 collections per day on a time critical basis.
• Maintaining and exceeding agreed KPIs.
• Proactively look for continuous improvements.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Good geographical knowledge of the UK
• Proficient in computer literacy including Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, Word and Outlook
• Experience of planning units across multiple depots.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to succeed in a pressurised environment.
• Customer focus on delivery performance.
• Commercially and Financially astute and driven to deliver exceptional results.
• Experience of using a TMS system.
• Experience in an FMCG environment.
• Strong analytical and excel capability across standard formulas.

Additional Information

As part of our drive to makeStobarta 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

• Annual Leave - Holiday Entitlement of 28 days inclusive of bank holidays.
• Pension - 5% employee and 3% employer contribution.
• Wellness - Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a day, 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 referral bonus, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts - via our benefit platform you will have access to 100's of 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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