Transport Planner: Route & Fleet Optimisation in UK & Ireland

Ambitions Personnel; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Ambitions Personnel is recruiting an experienced Transport Planner to support a high-volume UK & Ireland transport network. You will build accurate daily plans across multiple customers, optimise loads and coordinate with drivers, warehouses and external partners to maintain excellent service.

The role focuses on proactive planning, cost efficiency and compliance with driving hours and operator licensing requirements in a busy 24/7 operation.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience planning, scheduling or coordinating daily transport activity.
• Understanding of route optimisation, vehicle utilisation and fleet allocation.
• Experience in busy transport or logistics with multiple customers.
• Familiarity with transport management systems (Microlise/Paragon/Mandata).

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule daily transport operations across customers and routes.
• Optimise loads, routes and vehicle utilisation to cut empty miles.
• Allocate work across fleet and subcontractors to balance service and cost.
• Coordinate with warehouses for loading times and priorities.
• Communicate plans clearly to drivers and teams.
• Monitor activity and review plans to spot risks and improvements.
• Maintain data in transport management systems.
• Ensure compliance with driver hours and Operator Licence rules.
• Analyse performance to reduce costs and improve service.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across the operation.

Skills

Transport planning

Route optimisation

Fleet allocation

Driver hours knowledge

Education

GCSEs (English & Maths)

Tools

Microlise

Paragon

Mandata

Job description

Ambitions Personnel is recruiting an experienced Transport Planner to support a high-volume UK & Ireland transport network. You will build accurate daily plans across multiple customers, optimise loads and coordinate with drivers, warehouses and external partners to maintain excellent service.

The role focuses on proactive planning, cost efficiency and compliance with driving hours and operator licensing requirements in a busy 24/7 operation.