Senior Transport Planner

Armishaws Group is a removals and storage operation servicing domestic and commercial clients.

As the Senior Transport Manager your duties and responsibilities will vary based on the Company’s requirements but will include:
**The Position**
- Proactively seek solutions to operational problems, identifying solutions and implementing where required.
- Daily operating of the fleet of vehicles and staff, how these vehicles travel and how they operate will dictate the operational efficiencies and in turn the companies profitability.
- Liaising with the transport assistant / workshops / sales and management.
- Working with you transport assistance to maintain Vehicle standards, maintenance schedules, repairs, staff levels, Regulations, time directives and compliance.
- Ensuring vehicles are available to the correct standard and taking action when needed with contractors who service and repair the vehicles.
- Ensuring total compliance of departmental Driving Regulations, Working Time Directive; taking action when needed.
- Compliance with company procedures and statutory obligations for vehicle operations, health & safety and other legislation.
- Managing depots, their effectiveness, efficiency, cleanliness etc

**Requirements**:

- Good formal education.
- Transport operations qualifications (CPC National/International or equivalent).
- Previous experience in managing transport/supply chain operations.
- Knowledge of the Removals and storage industry is an advantage.
- Strong communication and leadership skills, an ability to balance conflicting demands.
- Good knowledge of transport regulations.
- Ability to work under pressure in an ever changing environment.
- Good IT skills, including MS Word and Excel.
- Committed, reliable and flexible team player.
- Ability to prioritise workload to ensure tasks are completed in a timely manner.
- Full UK Driving Licence.

This position is office based at our Head office in Wincanton, Somerset.

Salary is negotiable and based on experience / skill and aptitude

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

**Salary**: From £32,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Wincanton: reliably commute or be willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (required)

Work Location: In person