Junior Transport Planner

**Employer Profile**:
Stewart International Transport is an award-winning transport company based at Banbridge, Co. Down. We pride ourselves in specialising with Heavy Haulage and Abnormal Cargo and Machinery Transport.

We are a family transport business which was formed in 1990 and is ever growing and developing to meet customer’s needs and to catch supply in demand. With a modern fleet of over 10 trucks and over 30 trailers we carry customers cargo throughout the UK, Ireland, Europe and Internationally.

We dedicate our service to our valued customers, ensuring their transport needs are met with a professional, legal and safe attitude. As we seek to develop and grow our business, we wish to attract hard working, professional and ambitious individuals to help us in an ever changing and fast paced environment.

Our attractive family friendly environment is very much appealing to employees who want a new and exciting challenge with a wide range of different and unusual loads delivering all over the UK, Ireland and Europe.

**Junior Transport Planner**:
**An exciting opportunity has risen in our expanding business for a professional, motivated individual with a positive attitude to join our dynamic Transport Department to contribute towards the day to day running of the business.**

**The role is diverse with responsibilities ranging from**:

- **General Administrative Duties; Answering and making phone calls to Customers, Suppliers, Drivers and other third parties,**
- **Accepting and dealing with customer’s orders, **tracking orders and continually providing customers with updates. Ensuring all the required information has been received and has been communicated,
- **Accurate data input
- bespoke to Stewart International Transport,**
- **Communicating and arranging sub-contractors,**
- **Booking Ferries and recording shipments,**
- **Sending drivers required information and helping with problems,**
- **Helping the Fleet Manager with all Maintenance related duties,**
- **Managing POD’s, CMRS and all paperwork within Transport Office,**
- **Completing Customs paperwork, such as Transits & TSS,**
- **Assisting Senior Planners with route planning, driver allocation,**
- **Adhering to Stewart International’s Health and Safety Practices.**

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**About the Applicant**:

- **Desirable Skills;**_
- Previous Administrative or Transport Planning Experience,
- GSCE Qualifications
- English C or above
- **Essential Skills**_
- An interest / knowledge in the Transport Sector,
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills,
- Competent use of MS Office - particularly Microsoft Excel and Outlook,
- Organisational skills, including; Good time keeping and prioritizing tasks,
- High attention to detail, professional & approachable,
- Can work as part of a team as well as using their own initiative
- positive can do attitude,
- Can work under pressure to meet deadlines for the business, customers and drivers
- Willing to adapt to changing situations.

Hours of work is 8am - 6pm, Monday to Friday
- pending on the business needs Saturdays maybe required. On the job training will be provided to increase your skillset, allowing overtime the opportunity for career progression to the role of a Transport Planner.

We offer a competitive salary, company uniform, on the job training, free on-site secure parking, 28 days annual holidays.

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

**Salary**: From £30,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Yearly bonus

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: SIT_JTP_JUNE23