Transport Planning Manager (cpc qualified)

Acorn by Synergie; Essex; On-site; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in England is seeking a Transport Planning Manager to oversee the traffic planning team. The ideal candidate should have significant experience in transport planning management and be adept at improving compliance and efficiency. Offering a competitive salary up to £55,000, a company car, and performance-related bonuses, this role emphasizes leadership, budgeting, and customer satisfaction.

Benefits

Company car

Performance-related bonus

25 days holiday rising to 27 with service

Qualifications

• Must have previous transport planning management experience.
• Ability to manage, lead and develop drivers and transport planners.
• Ability to support commercial growth through cost control.

Responsibilities

• Managing the planning team and daily transport and logistics activities.
• Ensuring compliance with legislation for Operator's Licences.
• Delivering effective route planning and customer satisfaction.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Compliance

Customer satisfaction

Health and Safety

Job description

Transport Planning Manager (cpc qualified)

Up to £55,000 Full time Monday to Friday Permanent Company car included, performance-related bonus.

Introduction

This role operates within established systems and procedures to manage the traffic planning team and driver operations, ensuring compliance, cost efficiency and service excellence.

Key Duties

• Managing the planning team and daily transport and logistics activities.
• Must have previous transport planning management experience
• Delivering effective route planning and customer satisfaction.
• Ensuring compliance with legislation for Operator's Licences and Driver's Working Time Directive.

Requirements

• Ability to manage, lead and develop drivers, transport planners and the Driver Fleet Coordinator.
• Ability to meet budgeted operational targets.
• Ability to support commercial growth through cost control.
• Ability to monitor and improve fleet utilisation.
• Participation in group compliance meetings.
• Implementing and managing Health and Safety procedures.
• Working with the GM on annual budget planning.
• Contributing to Weekly Flash Report Meetings.
• Supporting ISO 9001 and 14001 requirements.
• Ability to manage customer satisfaction and contracted SLA's.
• Working with HR on recruitment, training and processes.
• Working with the Fleet Manager on maintenance schedules and incident reporting.
• Leading and attending weekly planning meetings.
• Supporting ongoing improvement and performance control.
• Managing changing priorities to maintain efficiency, productivity and fleet profitability.
• Reporting weekly and monthly operational highlights to the GM.

What We Offer

• Salary up to £55,000.
• Company car included.
• Performance-related bonus.
• Full time hours Monday to Friday.
• 25 day's holiday rising to 27 with service.

Interested?

Apply now to be considered for this Transport Planning Manager opportunity.

Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.