Senior Transport Planner

Job Title: Senior Transport Planner

Location: Wakefield (on-site)

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 Depending on Experience

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent, Monday to Friday

Loom Talent is recruiting a Senior Transport Planner on behalf of a well-established national home and interiors retailer, at their Wakefield distribution site.

This is a hands-on planning role within a busy transport team, reporting into the Transport Planning Manager and working alongside three other planners to coordinate the efficient, cost-effective and compliant movement of product to customers across the UK.

What you'll be doing:

• Planning and scheduling daily vehicle routes and loads as part of the wider planning team, liaising with hauliers and drivers to secure capacity and resolve day-to-day issues.
• Sharing knowledge and best practice with fellow planners, and supporting the Transport Planning Manager with more complex or higher-priority routes.
• Working closely with warehouse, procurement and customer service teams to align dispatch with stock availability and order priorities.
• Monitoring delivery performance and compliance (DVSA, drivers' hours, H&S), flagging exceptions and keeping the team informed.

What we're looking for:

• Proven experience in a transport planning or logistics scheduling role, ideally within retail, distribution or manufacturing
• Strong working knowledge of UK transport compliance (drivers' hours, DVSA regulations, Working Time Directive), plus confident use of transport/routing software and Excel
• Good communication and team-working skills, comfortable collaborating with hauliers, drivers and colleagues across the business.
• A proactive, organised, hands-on approach suited to a fast-paced distribution environment.

Why apply:

• Join a well-established, growing retailer with a strong reputation in its market
• Part of an established four-person planning team with a clear reporting line into the Transport Planning Manager.
• Monday to Friday working.
• Competitive salary of £35,000 - £40,000 depending on experience.
• Stable, permanent position with a business investing in its logistics operation.

To apply, or for a confidential conversation about the role, contact Kieran Hayes at Loom Talent, (url removed).