Transport Planner

**Transport Planner**

**Department: Woodside Motorfreight**

**Responsible to: Operations Director**

**Location: Ballynure**

**Rate of pay: £26,000 - £30,000 (depending on experience)**

**Hours of work: Monday - Friday with flexibility to work between 7am and 7pm on a rotational basis**

**Job Summary**:
Woodside Motorfreight is one of the leading finished vehicle distribution companies in the UK and Ireland. An opportunity has arisen to join the experienced Traffic team based at the Ballynure HQ.

**Duties include (but not limited to)**:

- Full involvement in the planning & co-ordination of a large fleet of car transporters and drivers, distributing cars, vans and HGV’s throughout the U.K. and Ireland.
- Co-ordination and management of drivers while ensuring compliance with Road Traffic and Working Time laws.
- Booking shipping space utilising the most cost and time effective routes available on the Irish Sea.
- Ensuring fleet is available for planned servicing and maintenance.
- Ensuring strict customer KPI’s are achieved.
- Keeping Customer Services staff updated on changes and delays.
- Communication with Directors on a daily basis.

**Essential Criteria**:

- At least 2 years’ previous experience in a busy Transport / Traffic office, or similar environment with direct customer contact
- Experience in the use of Microsoft office including Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Traffic Management and telematics systems, or similar

**Desirable Criteria**:

- Experience of Stirling Traffic Management System or similar

**The Package**:

- Competitive salary negotiable and dependent on experience
- Fully funded health care cash plan
- Multiple employee perks
- Long service recognition
- Employee recognition scheme
- Continuous personal development
- In-house Learning and Development hub with access to full suite of iHASCO training programmes
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- On site, free car parking
- 31 days holidays per year
- Calendar of employee engagement events
- New, state of the art office facilities

**Our Diversity and Inclusion commitments**:
Woodside Logistics Group is an equal opportunity employer.

We are dedicated to encouraging a supportive and inclusive culture amongst the whole workforce. It is within our best interest to promote diversity and eliminate discrimination in the workplace.

Our aim is to ensure that all employees and job applicants are given equal opportunity and that our organisation is representative of all sections of society. Each employee will be respected and valued and able to give their best as a result.

We believe in creating an inclusive environment and it's an essential part of our culture. We expect all of our employees to treat each other equally, honestly and with respect. We want our employees to trust that their differences are respected and valued so they can genuinely be themselves at work.

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

**Salary**: £26,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Wellness programme

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday