Transport & Operations Planner

7 months ago


Manchester, United Kingdom AJP Logistics Ltd Full time

Transport & Operations Planner required for our Trafford Park based logistics, plant and equipment hire company.

As a leading provider of products including concrete barriers and blocks for hire and sale to property sites, events and highway maintenance schemes, we predominantly deliver our own range of products across the UK mainland. In addition to this, we provide general multi-drop haulage with Moffetts for other external customers.

Reporting to the Transport Manager, you'll be responsible for the delivery of effective and efficient transport routes across multiple yards for a number of drivers and vehicles. You'll play an active role in the safe operations of our transport operation and to ensure our drivers, vehicles and routes operate to the highest levels of safety.

Your key responsibilities will include:

- Responsible for route efficiency. Lead review process & compliance to optimise van/LGV schedules and 3PL usage.
- Responsible for delivering the operational performance to the agreed KPI targets.
- The agreed KPIs will include:

- On time delivery performance.
- Vehicle productivity.
- Vehicle uptime by reducing vehicle off road (VOR) time.
- 100% POD and POC compliance to ensure revenue collection.
- Working pro-actively to reduce missed time-slots & late deliveries.
- Ensuring any transport issues arising from customers & drivers are resolved.
- Briefing & De-Briefing drivers.

To succeed in the role we require a committed individual with the following experience, skill-set and behaviours:

- Excellent organisation skills, attention to detail and the ability to stay calm under pressure.
- The role will cover resources and routes from multiple yards with vehicles and people.
- Transport and operational planning in a similar or transferable environment such as a transport office managing multiple locations, drivers and vehicles with responsibility for routing and route optimisation, transport compliance and operating licence regulations. Someone who has or is working towards Transport Manager CPC would be ideal.
- Excellent geographical knowledge of UK road network.
- Personable nature with a “can do” approach to their work.
- A strong focus on exceeding customers expectations.
- A good understanding of how to be assertive and to react appropriately depending on the circumstances.
- Commercial focus with an understanding of the impact of cost on the transport operation.
- A drive to be proactive. This role requires forward planning and being able to react and think quickly. Solving problems on the go.

42.5 hours minimum per week - based on 5 weekdays. The working day will typically be from 0930-1800hrs. Flexibility and being able to do some overtime, is a requirement of the job.

28 days holiday per year with holiday pay.

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

Pay: £33,000.00-£38,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

**Experience**:

- Transport Planning: 5 years (required)

Work Location: In person


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