Senior Transport Planner

Job Title: Senior Transport Planner

Salary: £38,000

Location: Elland, West Yorkshire

Our client is currently looking for an experienced Senior Transport Planner to join the team due to continued growth. This is working in a fast paced environment working closely with the production team to ensure deadlines are met. Ideal candidate will have worked in the FMCG sector previously coordinating multiple client deliveries, meeting strict SLA's.

Overview:

• Ensure that safe working environment is always maintained through safety tours, risk assessments and effective accident investigations.
• Ensure that quality and hygiene standards are always maintained using Standard Works techniques.
• Work in conjunction with the Process Improvement Team and wider business to set the productivity, safety, quality and hygiene standards and ensure these are always maintained (audit ready).
• Improve productivity, safety, quality and hygiene standards in the Warehouse using Lean, Continuous Improvement and Problem Solving techniques.
• Plan daily and weekly deliveries from factory dispatch.
• Coordinate multi-drop deliveries to FMCG customers.
• Allocate loads to appropriate vehicles.
• Adjust plans in response to production delays, order changes, or vehicle breakdowns.
• Build efficient routes to maximise vehicle utilisation and minimise empty running.

Liaise with:

• Production planning
• Warehouse/dispatch teams
• Customer service teams
• External hauliers and drivers
• Confirm delivery slots with FMCG customers.
• Manage booking systems for major customers.
• Communicate delays proactively.
• Identify route efficiencies and consolidation opportunities.
• Reduce demurrage and waiting time costs.

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