Transport Planner

Transport Planner + £32.5-£39k salary DOE + 28 days holiday (inc BH)
Our client based in Astley are looking for an experienced Transport Planner to join them in a permanent capacity. The Transport Planner will play a central role creating an effective transport plan for the customers whilst complying with legal responsibilities, enhancing service, meeting revenue targets and vehicle utilisation. Act in accordance with the company goals and employee principles.
Transport Planner responsibilities:
* Accurate use of TMS, vehicle tracking system, monitoring deliveries, failures, rejections and rebooks, whilst ensuring appropriate revenues are captured and invoiced.
* Listens and responds to customer requests and adheres to SLA's
* Prioritise and plan workloads inline with company KPI's
* Operate vehicles ensuring optimisation of revenue
* Follow compliance and company processes relating to driver hours regulations, RTA and incident/ accident reporting including relevant follow up
* Ensure both driver brief and debriefs are carried out without exception
* Using agreed quoting tools to ensure new work is rated correctly
* Maintaining excellent working relationships with drivers, keeping a consistent and accurate flow of communication
* Progress client deliveries, adjusting plans where necessary due to changing situations
* Monitor driver performance and ensure effective management and available resources
* Escalate issues to line management in good time, suggest solutions to issues/ problems
* Ensure driver compliance is in line with current legislation
* Continually develop local relationships with existing customers including generating backload opportunities from external contacts/ clearing house
* Check & approve drivers wage, and expenses claims ensuring they are accurate and pre authorised
* Act in accordance with health and safety, quality and environment policies
* Ensure that all company assets are legal, compliant and operate safely
* Ensure all trailers are services ad MOT inline with the DVSA and company guidelines.
Essential:
* Previous experience working in a fast-paced transport environment, ideally planning flatbed vehicles throughout the UK
* Previous driver management experience
* Excellent UK geographical knowledge
* Knowledge of Mandata or similar transport management system
* IT literate and proficient in MS Office suite
* Ability to plan and amend delivery schedules

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