Transport Planner

Permanent****:

- Colnbrook****:

- Posted 17 mins ago****:

- £33-38k / Year
- **REF**:DCR 1401

Our client are an established UK & European Logistics Solutions Provider, who due to expansion have an exciting new opportunity available for an experienced Transport Planner, excellent career progression is available with this growing Company.

The successful Transport Planner will have previous experience of UK Transport movements and come from a freight/logistics industry.

Requirements and Responsibilities
- To route plan available vehicles to meet the collections and deliveries in the UK.
- To allocate available resources the most appropriate staff members to crew the vehicles.
- Ensure that all collection and delivery notes provide sufficient information for appropriate allocation to vehicles, also that they contain the information required by road crews to complete the tasks correctly.
- Liaise and be the point of contact for all UK road crews, responding to any queries that arise and seek solutions to any difficulties that may arise.
- Liaise with customers, collection and delivery destinations where required to ensure accuracy, efficiency within the transport operation.
- Ensuring that vehicles and drivers operate within the relevant rules and regulations as they may apply.
- Ensure that colleagues and appropriately informed of costs, delays or variations etc. incurred to the original information / expectation
- Previous UK Transport planning from a within a Freight/Logistics industry is essential
- Excellent UK Geographical knowledge
- Excellent English verbal & written communication skills
- Car Driver with own transport
- Able to work as part of a team of 3
- Working closely with warehouse department
- Dealing with general cargo, “white glove” traffic, installations, technical logistics, bespoke logistics

**Employment Terms**
- Alternating Shifts Mon-Fri
- 06.30-15.30 1 week
- 10.00-19.00 1 week
- Salary £35-38k

**Requirements**:
**Preferred Skills**:
Transport Planning, Freight, Logistics, Good Comms