Transport Planner

CPS; Swindon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics organization is seeking a Customer Service / Planner in Swindon. The role involves managing vehicle flow, improving systems, and ensuring adherence to transport KPIs. Candidates should be proactive, IT literate, and customer-service focused. A-level students are welcome to apply. The company offers ambitious career plans and opportunities for development.

Benefits

Personalized development plan

Regular promotions for achievers

Career growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Able to manage and improve vehicle flow throughout the network.
• Quick-witted and confident in customer interactions.
• Excellent communication across all levels.

Responsibilities

• Improve vehicle flow throughout the network.
• Work with the development team on IS systems.
• Drive system improvements and KPI management.
• Conduct daily performance reviews.
• Forecast transport requirements and source vehicles.

Skills

Customer-service orientation

Proactive behavior

Strong communication skills

IT literacy

Results and performance focus

Education

A-levels or equivalent

Job description

Transport, network, logistics, supply chain, planning, customer service A- level student considered.

Our client needs passionate, forward thinking people to join them on their mission to be the most technically advanced logistics organisation in Europe. Their vision is to radically reduce transport cost, provide service excellence and a platform for sustainable continuous improvement

As a Customer Service / Planner they can offer you?

Ambitious career plans

A personalised development plan focused on your success

Regular promotion for those who deliver their objectives consistently

The opportunity to join a business experiencing year on year growth

Why? Because they want to change the Transport industry. In order to do that, they've got to be the first choice for any Logistics professional to work with.

Key tasks undertaken in this role include:

• Improving Vehicle flow throughout their Network
• Working closely with the development team on the implementation of IS systems
• Driving system improvement
• Focus on Carrier Network adherence and improvement
• Accountability and Ownership of cost based KPIs
• Daily performance reviews
• Forecasting transport requirements and sourcing vehicles
• Carrier availability management
• Maintaining Reference Data

You’ll be the one for this role if you are:

• Quick-witted
• Confident
• Customer-service focused
• Pro-active and driven
• Results and performance focused
• Excellent at communicating with lots of different levels and types of people
• IT literate - our systems are the heart of our business!