Transport Planner — UK-Wide Routing & Live Problem-Solving

Loom Talent; Preston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Life insurance

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Loom Talent is recruiting a Transport Planner in the Preston area for a long-established Lancashire food business. This on-site role supports a UK-wide planning operation, coordinating inbound collections, temperature-controlled deliveries and third-party work.

You will build and adjust the daily transport plan, solve problems live as drivers’ hours change, and liaise with customers, drivers and site teams to keep work moving and vehicles well utilised.

Qualifications

• Proven transport planning experience.
• Food or temperature-controlled planning experience is an advantage.
• Confident use of planning software and vehicle tracking tools.
• Knowledge of drivers' hours rules and the Working Time Directive.
• Able to work in a lively, collaborative office.
• Resident within a reasonable commute of Preston (approx. 40 mins).

Responsibilities

• Build and adjust the daily transport plan, covering inbound collections, temperature-controlled deliveries and third-party work.
• Solve live problems as the day unfolds and re-plan as needed.
• Liaise with customers, drivers and site teams to keep work moving and vehicles well utilised.
• Use planning and vehicle tracking systems to keep the plan accurate and compliant with drivers' hours.

Skills

Transport planning

Planning software

Driver hours knowledge

Team player

Commute proximity

Tools

Vehicle tracking systems

Job description

Loom Talent is recruiting a Transport Planner in the Preston area for a long-established Lancashire food business. This on-site role supports a UK-wide planning operation, coordinating inbound collections, temperature-controlled deliveries and third-party work.

You will build and adjust the daily transport plan, solve problems live as drivers’ hours change, and liaise with customers, drivers and site teams to keep work moving and vehicles well utilised.