Transport Planner

Owens Group UK; Newport; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics and transport company in Newport is looking for a candidate to manage traffic planning and delivery scheduling. The role involves liaising with internal and external customers, ensuring compliance with transport regulations, and maintaining high service standards. Ideal candidates will have strong organisational skills and experience in a similar role. This position offers the opportunity to work flexibly and make quick decisions, contributing to the seamless operation of transport activities.

Qualifications

• Experience at a similar level.
• CPC holder desirable but not essential.
• Specific experience in Traffic Management.
• Dealing with VOSA Compliance.
• Problem-solving and logical thinking skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan traffic routes and schedule delivery times.
• Liaise with customers to solve problems.
• Monitor compliance and work with drivers.
• Maintain Stirling computerised system.

Skills

Stirling computer skills

Excel

Good communication skills

Geographical knowledge

Team player

Job description

Role Overview

Owens Group is a fast developing, multisite organisation with a large diverse customer base, making this an exciting opportunity.

Shift Details

Afternoons 2pm - 11pm.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Take responsibility for timely traffic planning of routes and scheduling delivery times to ensure first‑class service cost‑effectively.
• Carry out tasks largely unsupervised to cost and quality standards.
• Plan ahead: tasks and resources.
• Liaise with internal/external customers to resolve problems.
• Collect, analyse and distribute information/data.
• Provide professional/specialist advice internally and externally.
• Develop relationships with external customers.
• Specify and ensure support service levels are in place.
• Prioritise and coordinate workloads.
• Complete tasks to time and quality standards.
• Work within budgets with no customer complaints.
• Build successful working partnerships with customers, internal and external.
• Deliver timely advice and achieve respect of others for competence.
• Practice safe working procedures.
• Work with customers/suppliers/drivers and traffic desks to plan routes and schedule deliveries ensuring smooth operation.
• Prioritise workload, route planning, driver brief and de‑brief.
• Liaise with other depots; driver communication and monitoring.
• Strong organisational skills for planning schedules, journeys and loads.
• Proactively reduce late deliveries and missed time slots.
• Work flexibly and make quick decisions.
• Excellent communication skills; deal with people at all levels.
• Maintain computerised system Stirling; use Excel spreadsheets.
• Understand transport regulations currently in force.
• Good geographical knowledge.
• Book driver agency staff depending on workload.
• Monitor compliance; work with drivers and compliance to eliminate infringements.
• Ensure drivers aware of SAFED and improve SAFED achievements to goals.
• Responsible for employee health and safety.
• Ensure vehicles and trailers available timely to meet compliance and inspection requirements.
• Provide general support to management when required.

Specific Qualifications / Job Training

• Experience of working at a similar level.
• CPC holder desirable (National) but not essential.
• Job specific qualification preferred.
• Specific Experience.
• Traffic Management.
• Dealing with VOSA Compliance.
• Problem solving / logical thinking.
• Working unsupervised, managing time and prioritising work to meet tight deadlines.

Skills

• Computer skills: Stirling (desirable), Excel.
• Good communication skills; interaction at all levels internal and external.
• Geographical knowledge.
• Team player with flexible 'Can Do' attitude.