Transport Planner / Scheduler

Savannah Search; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Transport Planner/Scheduler to develop daily activity plans and ensure compliance with KPIs and health/safety standards. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years of experience in a planning role within the transport and logistics industry. Responsibilities include providing route instructions to drivers, updating the planning system, and liaising with third-party resource providers. This role is crucial for improving service and resource utilization.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a planning role within the transport and logistics industry.

Responsibilities

• Develop and communicate the daily activity plan using the planning system.
• Ensure the plan meets defined KPI parameters and health/safety standards.
• Provide drivers with route instructions and review daily plan completion.
• Administer IT systems to ensure timely and accurate updates.
• Update the plan for task variations and traffic restrictions.
• Review planning effectiveness to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Liaise with third-party resource providers for clarity of requirements.
• Provide out of hours on-call support.

Skills

Planning in transport & logistics

Communication

Problem-solving

Job description

About the job Transport Planner / Scheduler

Experience:

2 years of experience in a planning role with the transport & logistic industry.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Responsible for the development and communication of the daily activity plan using the planning system
• Ensure the plan achieves the defined KPI parameters and respects health and safety of the team and environmental impact of the operation
• Provide drivers with their route instruction and review the daily completion of plan
• Administer as appropriate the IT systems ensuring that they are updated in a timely and accurate manner
• Ensure the plan is updated to reflect changes such as task variation, driver unavailability, traffic restrictions etc.
• Review planning effectiveness on a regular basis to identify opportunities for improvement in service, cost and resource utilisation
• Liaise with third party resource providers to ensure clarity of requirements and expectations (agency and sub-contract providers)
• Provide out of hours on call support (via a rota)