Transport Planner: Fast, KPI-Driven Logistics

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Kentucky; On-site; USD 34,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

31 days holiday

Sick pay

Cycle to Work Scheme

Life Assurance policy

Funded learning and career development

Discounted rates on BSW products

Employee benefits portal

Job summary

BSW Group is seeking a Transport Co-ordinator based at Carlisle to join our central logistics team. You will plan fast and efficient transport solutions for nationwide deliveries, allocating daily multi-site collections and coordinating with customers, hauliers and suppliers.

You will monitor load status, respond to stock readiness, notify bookings and late deliveries, retrieve PODs when required, and generate KPI reports while tracking transport costs to optimise load utilisation across sites.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Good computer skills across Microsoft products and with experience of using transport planning tools.
• Strong analytical ability when reviewing delivery data.
• Problem solving skills and the ability to work under pressure in a busy environment.
• A high level of organisational skills, attention to detail and administrative experience.
• A flexible, customer focused attitude.
• Experience of Paragon Planning & routing tool would be advantageous but not essential.
• An understanding of drivers working time directives would be advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Efficiently plan and allocate daily multi-site collections and deliveries ensuring they are successfully completed.
• Monitor load status and communicate through BSW network to ensure required transport adheres to customer deadlines.
• React efficiently to stock readiness and work closely with the customer service team to ensure special requests and orders are adhered to.
• Notify and communicate bookings and late deliveries.
• Retrieving customer PODs when required.
• Report, process and follow up any transport related complaints.
• Build close professional relationships with customers, hauliers, and suppliers.
• Analyse and interpret delivery data to present KPI reports both for internal and external use.
• Monitor and review daily transport costs for each site and ensuring cost effective planning.
• Ensure maximum utilisation for each load BSW sites.
• Identify and develop ideas and processes to aid the future delivery of BSW product.

Skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Analytical abilities

Problem solving

Organisational skills

Customer focus

Paragon planning tool

Drivers hours knowledge

Tools

Paragon Planning & routing tool

Job description

BSW Group is seeking a Transport Co-ordinator based at Carlisle to join our central logistics team. You will plan fast and efficient transport solutions for nationwide deliveries, allocating daily multi-site collections and coordinating with customers, hauliers and suppliers.

You will monitor load status, respond to stock readiness, notify bookings and late deliveries, retrieve PODs when required, and generate KPI reports while tracking transport costs to optimise load utilisation across sites.