Transport Planner - Route Optimisation & KPIs

Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Life assurance

Retail discount scheme

Employee recognition awards

Company pension

Job summary

Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland is seeking a Transport Planner to optimise routes across multiple depots and manage a fleet of drivers and vehicles. You will drive efficiency, safety and KPI delivery in a busy transport operation.

Reporting to the Regional Transport Manager, the role requires proactive planning, strong IT skills (Paragon, Rotec, Job Watch) and excellent organisational abilities to keep schedules on time and costs under control while ensuring compliance with O-license rules.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning routes for multiple depots.
• Knowledge of transport compliance and O-licence regs.
• Proficient in Paragon or similar tools.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to stay calm under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for route efficiency. Lead review process & compliance to optimise van/LGV schedules and 3PL usage.
• Responsible for delivering the Operational Performance to the agreed KPI targets.
• The agreed KPIs will include: On Time delivery performance, Vehicle productivity (JPV), Accidents reduction, Vehicle uptime, 100% POD/POC compliance, reducing missed time-slots.
• Briefing & De-Briefing drivers and resolving transport issues with customers & drivers.

Skills

Route optimisation

KPI management

Driver coordination

IT systems (Paragon)

Excel/Access

UK road knowledge

Communication skills

Resilience under pressure

Tools

Paragon

Job Watch Big Change

Rotec

Excel

Access

Job description

Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland is seeking a Transport Planner to optimise routes across multiple depots and manage a fleet of drivers and vehicles. You will drive efficiency, safety and KPI delivery in a busy transport operation.

Reporting to the Regional Transport Manager, the role requires proactive planning, strong IT skills (Paragon, Rotec, Job Watch) and excellent organisational abilities to keep schedules on time and costs under control while ensuring compliance with O-license rules.