Transport Planner - Specialist Haulage

Freightliner; Southampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics operator in Southampton is seeking a Specialist Haulage Transport Planner. In this role, you will manage the planning of cargo loading and unloading, ensuring customer service levels are met. Candidates should have experience in shipping lines or port operations, with strong attention to detail and teamwork skills. Competitive pay and benefits are offered in this full-time position.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Career Development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working in shipping lines, port operations, haulage and/or container handling operations.
• Knowledge of Road Haulage.
• Strong team player.

Responsibilities

• Raise accurate quotes for loading and unloading of cargo.
• Ensure all containers and cargo movements are correctly arranged.
• Be a point of contact for specialist haulage enquiries.

Skills

Shipping line operations

Road Haulage knowledge

Attention to detail

Team player

Ability to prioritize under pressure

Job description

Overview

Freightliner is the UK's largest maritime intermodal logistics operator, transporting containers from all major deep-sea ports to our national network of inland terminals, as well as a leading operator in the UK Heavy Haul rail freight market. Freightliner has operations across Europe offering both Intermodal and Heavy Haul rail freight services seamlessly connecting European countries and the UK.

In the UK the Freightliner Group operates under a number of legal entities including Freightliner Group Ltd, Freightliner Heavy Haul Ltd, Freightliner Ltd, Pentalver Transport Ltd, and Pentalver Cannock Ltd.

Job title: Specialist Haulage Transport Planner

Location: Southampton

Position Type: Permanent, full-time

Why join us?

• Competitive Salary & Benefits: We offer a robust compensation package, including competitive pension scheme and life insurance coverage from day 1.
• Career Development and progression: Regular training and career advancement opportunities that propel you forward in a career with us. We offer access to a range of external courses and in-house training sessions to give you opportunities for skill enhancement and role confidence.
• Award-Winning Safety Culture: Be part of an environment recognized for excellence and innovation.
• Generous family friendly provision with enhanced maternity and paternity pay. We are proud to be Work180 endorsed employer.
• Employee well-being and support: Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) 24/7, employee benefits platform offering discounts on gym membership, money off vouchers for a variety of brands and shops, cycle to work scheme.

The role

As a Specialist Haulage Transport Planner you will be responsible for planning of the loading and unloading of cargo and freight shipments whilst maintaining customer relationships, ensuring requirements and service levels are met from customer enquiries through to job completion. You will also have the opportunity to get involved in a variety of projects, all while sharing our culture and belief of health and safety being the number one priority.

Key responsibilities

• Raise accurate quotes for loading and unloading of cargo and road transport to ensure profitability of the department.
• Ensure all containers and cargo movements are correctly arranged and booked into and out of both internal and external systems ensuring costs are kept to a minimum.
• Arrange with customers pick up and collection of equipment / cargo as required to complete the job.
• Be a point of contact for any specialist haulage enquiries.
• Obtain and secure the best possible price for any purchases or service required.
• Ensure customer service levels with all customers are achieved to the minimum agreed targets.
• Finalise jobs on internal systems with revenue and costs to allow them to be processed for invoicing.

Requirements

• Previous experience of working in shipping lines, port operations, haulage and /or container handling operations.
• Knowledge of Road Haulage.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong team player.
• Ability to prioritise and work well under pressure, whilst making key decisions.

Preferred but not required

• Specialist transport planning experience.
• General haulage / out of gauge movements knowledge.
• A working knowledge of TOPS, Port Container Systems for VBS booking.

Our commitment to you, once you join our team, is to foster growth and provide developmental opportunities to ensure you reach your utmost potential.

We are looking for the most committed and reliable individuals who possess the knowledge, skills and experience needed for their roles.

In return we can offer competitive pay, excellent benefits, a competitive pension scheme and a rewarding career in an award-winning team.