Transport Planner – Houghton Regis

Star Platforms Limited; Houghton Regis; Remote; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holidays + birthday off

Pension and health benefits

Career progression opportunities

Free parking & Cycle2Work

Job summary

Star Platforms Limited is seeking a Transport Planner to join our Operations Desk, responsible for planning transport movements and allocating our access fleet to meet customer demands while collaborating with the Sales Desk and the wider team to ensure smooth order fulfilment and exceptional service levels.

This full-time, permanent role runs Monday to Friday in a busy office, offering holiday leave, pension and wellbeing benefits, with opportunities to develop in a growing UK hire company.

Qualifications

• Operational or logistics planning experience (training provided).
• Excellent interpersonal skills and rapport with internal and external contacts.
• Proactive and detail-oriented with a can-do attitude.
• Good understanding of transport planning and UK geography.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate transport routing to meet order requirements.
• Liaise with drivers to ensure timely delivery of customer orders.
• Maximise use of hire fleet and exchange cross-hires when beneficial.
• Address challenges using logistics principles.
• Collaborate with engineering to update machine requirements for bookings.
• Handle calls and emails professionally.
• Work with colleagues across departments to deliver solutions.
• Ensure adherence to safety, quality, and environmental policies.

Skills

Planning expertise

Communication skills

Problem solving

Tech knowledge

MS Office

Multi-tasking

Tools

MS Excel

MS Outlook

Job description

As a Transport Planner, you will be an integral part of our Operations Desk team, responsible for effectively planning transport movements and allocating our access fleet to meet customer demands. You will work closely with the Sales Desk and the broader team to ensure smooth order fulfilment and maintain exceptional service levels.

Your Responsibilities:

• Frontline Transportation: Plan and coordinate transport routing to meet order requirements in line with company KPIs, ensuring optimal fleet utilisation
• Order Fulfilment: Liaise with drivers throughout the day to ensure timely delivery of customer orders
• Hire Fleet Management: Review the daybook daily to maximise the use of our hire fleet and exchange cross-hires with our own fleet when beneficial
• Problem-Solving: Use logistics principles to address challenges efficiently
• Engineering Coordination: Collaborate with engineering to update machine requirements for bookings
• Customer Interaction: Handle calls and emails professionally, providing excellent customer service
• Team Collaboration: Work with colleagues across departments to deliver effective customer solutions
• Safety and Compliance: Ensure adherence to Star Platforms' quality, health, safety, and environmental policies and industry standards

What We’re Looking For:

• Planning Expertise: Demonstrated operational or logistics planning ability, preferrably within the hire industry (training provided)
• Communication Skills: A confident, professional communicator with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build rapport with internal and external contacts
• Problem Solver: Proactive and detail-oriented with a "can-do" attitude
• Technical Knowledge: Good understanding of transport planning and logistics as good UK geographical knowledge
• Tech & System Proficiency: Proficient in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) and basic mathematics for tasks such as truckload calculations and customer quotations
• Organised Multi-Tasker: Ability to prioritise tasks effectively in a busy office environment while maintaining high attention to detail

Why Join Star Platforms?

As one of the UK’s fastest growing powered access hire companies, we take pride in our commitment to excellence. We welcome applications from individuals with relevant experience who are results-driven, passionate, and eager to grow within a supportive team environment.

This is a full-time, permanent position working Monday to Friday.

• Generous Holidays: 25 days annual leave + your birthday off + bank holidays
• Wellbeing Benefits: contributory pension scheme, health cash plan, and life assurance
• Career Progression: Excellent career stability and progression prospects
• Additional Perks: Free parking, Cycle2Work scheme, and more