Transport Planner | Warrington | CPS

GXO; Warrington; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics provider in Warrington is seeking an experienced Transport Planner to facilitate route planning and optimize the efficiency of transport operations. The ideal candidate will have strong geographical knowledge of the UK, essential experience in using planning tools like Paragon, and a good grasp of WTD regulations. This role offers a Monday to Friday schedule with some required flexibility and comes with various benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Transport Planner or similar operational role.
• Strong geographical knowledge of the UK.
• Knowledge of WTD regulations is essential.

Responsibilities

• Perform multi-site route planning in GTS/ESP.
• Monitor WTD and plan driver workloads.
• Maintain backhaul schedule to minimize costs.

Skills

Transport Planning

Geographical Knowledge of the UK

Communication Skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Tachomaster

Paragon

Job description

Overview

Are you a Transport Planner with hands-on Paragon experience looking to take the next step in your career? Do you thrive on using data and planning tools to drive efficiency and make a real impact? If you’re ready to join a forward-thinking team that values your expertise and supports your growth—keep reading!

We’re looking for a Transport Planner to join our team on our City Plumbing Supplies contract in Warrington. Working within a small team, you will be driving efficiency and reducing costs while delivering excellent service to our customers. You’ll be responsible for route planning, developing and managing relationships with customers and drivers, and ensuring the transport department runs efficiently and effectively.

You’ll work on a Monday – Friday basis, 10:00 – 18:00; some flexibility is required.

What you’ll do

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Multi-site route planning in GTS/ESP with national driver and vehicle allocation for day and night schedules, for both customer and other on-site operations
• Monitoring WTD in day/week/reference periods to apportion a balanced average, and planning driver workloads ensuring compliance with drivers’ hours and WTD legislation
• Maintaining and planning backhaul schedule with customer and internal GXO suppliers to minimise running costs and maximise revenue
• Working with the Compliance Manager to ensure equipment service intervals are adhered to, workshop movements are planned, and VOR’d fleet is not used
• Presenting information to the site management team encompassing all of the above when required

What you need to succeed at GXO

What you need to succeed at GXO

• Experience of working as a Transport Planner or similar operational role, performing route planning with strong geographical knowledge of the UK
• Knowledge of WTD regulations is essential
• Proficient use of Microsoft and/or Google packages is essential
• Experience using TMS applications such as Tachomaster and Paragon is essential
• Strong communicator both written and verbal with attention to detail

Benefits and company overview

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

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