Transport Planner

6 months ago

St Helens, United Kingdom Car.co.uk Full time

**Role: Transport Planner**

**Location: St Helens.**

**Salary : £25,000 to £35,000 Base Salary plus company bonus scheme. OTE £30k - £40k**

**The opportunity**

Do you have a passion for transport and route planning? Are you a highly organised administrator who focus on detail at holds themselves to the highest admin standards? Do you love working with great people and supporting a team of drivers to get the most efficiency out of their routes? Then this could be the perfect role for you..

We’re looking for a transport co-ordinator and general administrator to support the rapid growth of our young business.

We believe great companies are made by building great teams with great people, and that’s what we do Whether you’re a seasoned industry professional or a highly organised administrator looking for a new challenge this role presents a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills and progress in a rapidly growing business.

We’re keen to talk with honest, loyal, hard-working and logically minded people who understand the value in efficiencies and have a genuine passion for building and executing a plan - with the resilience to adapt when that plan may change

In return for your commitment, we will invest in you by providing the support to succeed in the role and opportunities to progress your career within an entrepreneurial digital business.

**The business**:
We are an entrepreneurial business operating in the motor trade and logistics sector with a UK wide footprint. Strategically partnering with selected brands who share our ethos we deliver the highest levels of service to the end customer, bringing in technology to make the whole experience seamless.

We are committed to our people, our customers and our values. We value honesty, loyalty, hard work and respect, sharing these values is a key requirement of any potential team member.

We’re passionate about creating opportunities for people and giving them the skills, support and environment to reach their goals. We break down barriers and ‘challenge the norm’ in a well-established and traditional market sector.

**The role**:
This is a new role created due to growth of the business. We are growing our existing footprint and moving into new markets of car buying, this requires scaling our team of committed drivers, vehicle appraisers and contractors.

Supported by the wider logistics and customer services team you will be working to ensure that our daily collection of customer cars (households) are routed for maximum efficiency and value return, ensuring our full process is adhered to, utilising our full technology stack to help you achieve this.

You’ll be joining an expanding team who work incredibly hard and are passionate about establishing our brand. who also know how to have a laugh

Key duties include;
- Booking in deliveries and collections
- Planning collections / deliveries and routing driver jobs.
- Communicating with the drivers, suppliers and customers on a daily basis.
- Subcontracting work and ensuring that all paperwork is kept up to date.
- Tracking financial performance and profitability - reporting KPI’s and improving efficiencies.
- Ensuring that all drivers have all the necessary information to carry out their duties.
- New driver process including licence checks, equipment order, policy issue etc
- General administration duties supporting the fast growth of a new business.

The role will be office based, Mon-Fri with remote working weekend cover on a rotational basis.

In return for your dedication and hard-work we will provide a competitive basic salary, inclusion in a company bonus scheme, a thriving working environment and coaching from our established team. In reward for your success we will provide an evolving benefits package and commitment to your career development.

**Essential Requirements**:

- Honest, loyal, driven and committed to excellence.
- Friendly and approachable attitude.
- Analytical mind-set with a logical approach to work and commitment to the highest standards.
- 2years office administration experience or customer service experience.
- 1 year transport planning / driver management experience (responsible for 20+ drivers / engineers)
- Skilled in MS Office, particularly Excel.
- Experienced with custom based IT systems and apps.

**Desirable**:

- Previous experience in motor trade or online car buying / auctions would be a distinct advantage
- Interest in cars and vehicles

**The future**:
This could be the start of a long and successful career with a company who is on a rapid growth journey

**Applications**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Graduate

Pay: £25,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme
- Performance bonus

Application question(s):

- Tell us why have you applied for this

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