Transport Planner/ Scheduler in Slough
Posted by Pertemps Heathrow
£36,000 a year
Slough · Permanent
- Location: Slough
- Salary: £36,000 per annum
- Contract: Permanent, Full-Time
- Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:30am - 5:00pm
Working closely with drivers, customers, and the wider operations team, you will play a key role in ensuring a safe, compliant, and cost-effective transport operation while maintaining high levels of customer service.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and optimise daily vehicle routes to maximise efficiency and productivity.
- Manage and review van and LGV schedules.
- Ensure effective utilisation of company vehicles and third-party logistics providers (3PL).
- Monitor and deliver agreed transport and operational KPI targets.
- Improve on-time delivery performance.
- Increase Jobs Per Vehicle (JPV) productivity.
- Reduce Vehicle Off Road (VOR) time and improve vehicle uptime.
- Ensure 100% POD (Proof of Delivery) and POC compliance.
- Proactively reduce missed delivery time slots and late deliveries.
- Investigate and reduce transport-related incidents and accidents.
- Ensure compliance with Operator Licence regulations and transport legislation.
- Resolve operational issues raised by customers and drivers.
- Conduct daily driver briefings and debriefings.
- Schedule vehicle maintenance and monitor fleet compliance requirements.
- Identify opportunities to improve operational performance and reduce transport costs.
- Previous experience as a Transport Planner, Transport Coordinator, Fleet Scheduler, or similar transport role.
- Strong understanding of route planning and optimisation.
- Experience managing drivers and vehicle schedules.
- Good knowledge of transport compliance and Operator Licence regulations.
- Experience scheduling vehicle maintenance and managing fleet compliance.
- Excellent geographical knowledge of the UK road network.
- Experience using transport management systems such as Paragon or similar transport planning software.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload effectively.
- Ability to remain calm and make effective decisions under pressure.
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
- Commercial awareness and understanding of transport operating costs.
- Proactive approach.
- Positive attitude with a strong work ethic.
- Transport Manager CPC qualification, or working towards it, would be advantageous but is not essential.
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