Senior Transport

**Senior Transport (Traffic) Planner - Start date June 2021**

**_Salary: OTE £40,000/year_**

BHL are a dynamic, forward-thinking and highly professional national logistics company who have enjoyed ten years of consecutive growth within their sector.

With an enviable reputation for delivering a first class service and an innovative approach to achieving customer solutions, this success has led to the recruitment for new positions in our Carlisle Office.

This role requires a conscientious, driven and professional individual. Good organisational skills and attention to detail are essential. **Excellent promotion opportunities with unrivaled salary & bonus packages are available.**

**Duties include, but are not limited to**:

- Planning 15 + vehicles a day
- Successfully, plan the vehicles in such a way to minimise running costs, and maximise vehicle revenue
- Work ‘proactively’ with the planning, to avoid any delays on the delivery
- Working within a team of planners, to achieve the common goal of effectively servicing our current client base
- Liaising with drivers, service providers and the Transport Manager to solve issues such as break downs.
- Liaise with the Transport Manager regarding the regular maintenance intervals
- Liaise with Site Managers, to obtain and provide key information such as ETAs

**Key Experience and Qualifications**:

- Experience in route planning of vehicles, ideally within the construction industry
- The ability to adapt to new scenarios
- A strong understanding of the legal requirements regarding Driving Hours and Working Time
- Able to work within a team

**Benefits include**:

- Bi-annual bonus, and a highly competitive rate of pay with annual pay reviews
- Brand new state of the art vehicles, trailers and other ancillary equipment
- Pending a successful probation period, further training and qualifications on offer
- Working alongside industry experts
- Working with a leading organisation within the construction materials sector
- Be able to demonstrate attention to detail

**. **Effectively route vehicles around the UK meeting required customer and financial targets
- Have a strong, confident telephone manner
- Have a professional outlook
- Be an excellent communicator
- Be able to show ownership of tasks
- Have good organisation skills
- Be able to make the right decisions under pressure, and to a tight timescale

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

Work remotely
- No

**Salary**: £32,000.00-£40,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Cycle to work scheme
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme
- Performance bonus

**Experience**:

- Transport Planning: 2 years (required)
- Planning 'Trampers': 2 years (required)
- Transport: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 06/03/2023