Transport Planner (Maternity Cover)

Tarmac Trading Limited; Chester-le-Street; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in Chester-le-Street is seeking a Transport Planner for a 9-month fixed term maternity cover. You will work 42.5 hours per week, with the possibility of hybrid working after training. Candidates should possess excellent planning skills, customer service experience, and the ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders. Strong organisational skills and attention to detail are crucial for success in this role.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Contributory pension scheme

Employee assistance helpline

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a planning role, preferably in a busy customer-focused environment.
• Ability to deal with multiple stakeholders effectively.
• Knowledge of transport law preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Handle inbound and outbound calls.
• Process customer orders.
• Raise safety concerns immediately.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders.
• Manage assets and materials.

Skills

Planning and organisational skills

Time management

Customer service skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Teamwork capability

Decision making

Commercial awareness

IT literacy

Geographical knowledge of the North East region

Job description

At Tarmac, ‘who you are’ matters. We want to get to know you. If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, collaborative in working well with others and ambitious to make things better, then have a read of what we have on offer.

We are currently looking for a Transport Planner (Maternity Cover) to join our fantastic team at Tarmac Birtley in Birtley, Chester-le-Street, Co Durham. This position is a fixed term contract for 9 months providing maternity cover. As well as Birtley and Chester-le-Street, this role is commutable from Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Consett, Durham, Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Darlington, South Shields, Wallsend, Longbenton and the surrounding areas.

In the role of Transport Planner you will be working 42.5 hours per week Monday to Friday starting at 7:30am with 1 hour lunch. Following successful completion of training you will have the option for hybrid working, meaning you can work part of your week at home.

We’re working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it’s important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.

Role Responsibility

Reporting to the Distribution Supervisor the role of Transport Planner will work with multidisciplinary teams with both internal and external stakeholders including customers, customer service, planning and haulage drivers. The role will also be responsible for:

• Handling of inbound and outbound calls
• Process customer’s orders
• Raise any safety concerns immediately
• Proactively chase and inform of changes
• Complaint handling
• Effective communication with key stakeholders
• Accurate recording of data
• Uphold company values
• Effective management of assets and materials
• Sourcing and management of external assets
• Effective cost management

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate for the role of Transport Planner will already have proven experience working in a hectic Planning role but we welcome applications from those who enjoy working in a busy, challenging customer focussed environment dealing with multiple stakeholders.

Suitable candidates for the role of Transport Planner will also have:

• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to multi task and manage expectations successfully
• Proven customer service and telephone skills
• Superb attention to detail
• Ability to communicate with stakeholders at all levels
• Proven teamwork capability
• Speed and efficiency in making decisions
• Commercial awareness
• IT literacy
• Good geographical knowledge of the North East region (preferred)
• Knowledge of transport law (preferred but not essential)

Why Tarmac

In addition to this role we also offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits including:

• Bonus scheme
• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• Contributory pension scheme
• Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
• Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
• Access to join our Employee Communities (employee networks) we currently have nine communities inc.(REACH) Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female voice and menopause
• Training and development opportunities

Interested? Why not click here to find out more? Go on... are you ready to build your future?

Tarmac, a CRH company, is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please click on the apply button to complete your application.Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when this happens we sometimes bring the published closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

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