Transport Planner

Transport Planner

Barnsley up to £34k DOE

Our client is a specialist transport company which are proud to offer excellent service to their customers and to their staff, job security, great working conditions and opportunities for progression within a culture that genuinely cares for its people. They are keen to recruit a transport planner to replace a long-standing employee who is retiring soon.

Reporting to the transport manager and working with a fleet of 15, 3.5t – 18t vehicles, you will be the main point of contact for route planning, collections and trunking and general operational issues. This is an office-based role working 10am to 6:45pm, Monday to Friday.

In detail, the duties of the transport planner include:

Planning deliveries and collections with vehicles and driving teams to maximise efficiency, revenue and service level.

Managing loads on the TMS system and liaising with customer service team over booking-in deliveries and handling customer queries or delivery delays / issues.

Assisting the warehouse team to ensure accurate capacity and loading of the vehicles.

Managing driving team timesheets, holiday requests and daily communications.

And of course, promoting and supporting Health & Safety and compliance at all times.

To be considered for the role of transport planner you will have the following:

Experience planning within a transport office – ideally at least 2 years.

Good geographical knowledge with understanding of tachograph and operator licence responsibilities.

Excellent communication skills, the ability to influence and manage team behaviour and performance.

Good IT skills, a positive approach and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances.

Benefits of the transport planner include:

Salary: up to £34,000 p/a depending on skills, abilities and experience.

Hours: Monday to Friday, 10am to 6.45pm.

Holidays: 28 - 34 days p/a (20 plus stats increasing to 26 plus stats over time).                                

The future: Job security, great working conditions and opportunities for progression within a culture that genuinely cares for its people.

Extras: Company pension, store discount, free on-site parking.

If you would like to apply, send a relevant up to date CV.

Travail Employment Group is operating as an employment business in this instance.