Senior Transport Planner

Senior Transport Planner

Location: Felixstowe
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 DOE + Company Car or Car Allowance, with flexibility for the right candidate

Our client is a well-established container transport and logistics provider specialising in container haulage solutions. Due to continued growth, they are seeking an experienced Senior Transport Planner to join their busy operations team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced container transport professional to take on a senior planning role within a busy and established operation, managing the day-to-day planning of container movements while working closely with drivers, customers, shipping lines and depots.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and allocate daily container movements, managing drivers, vehicles and workloads
• Manage port collections, deliveries and VBS bookings
• Monitor container availability, vehicle movements and port systems
• Liaise with drivers, customers, shipping lines and depots throughout the day
• Proactively manage delays and operational issues, ensuring transport plans run efficiently
• Monitor driver hours and ensure transport plans remain compliant
• Utilise subcontractor and agency resource when required
• Maintain accurate transport system updates and effective handovers

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years' experience within container transport planning or operations
• Strong knowledge of the Port of Felixstowe and container transport
• Good understanding of drivers' hours and transport compliance
• Strong planning, organisational and problem-solving skills
• Confident communicator with drivers, customers and suppliers
• Experience using transport and port-related systems
• Ability to prioritise workloads within a fast-paced operational environment
• Commercially aware with a strong customer-service focus

Salary & Benefits

• £40,000 - £45,000 DOE, with flexibility for the right candidate
• Company car or car allowance depending on the overall package
• Permanent, full-time position
• Shift pattern with start times of 07:00, 08:00 or 09:00, finishing at 16:00, 17:00 or 18:00 respectively
• Company pension
• Life insurance
• Company events
• On-site parking
• Sick pay
• Opportunities for training and career development

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

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