Transport Planner

**Company Description**
Following years of accelerated growth Culina Group is now a £2.2billion+ turnover business, employing over 22,000 staff, with a fleet of more than 5,000 vehicles. Culina Group operates from over 100+ depots across the UK and Ireland, serving more than 1,000 clients over its framework of chilled, ambient, contract packaging solutions and fresh and baked goods.

**Company overview**

**Stobart** (Part of the Culina Group) is a leading ambient transport and logistics business, providing services to many of the UK’s best known brands across core consumer and retail sectors

At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thriveA place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired

We are currently seeking a Transport Planner to join our Transport Team at our Rugby site. As a Transport Planner you will be contributing to the success of the transport team, you will be responsible for completing and overseeing the day-to-day planning function of the transport operation. A highly motivated and driven individual, you will be experienced at working in a quick and fast-paced environment and be able to deal with day to day challenges in providing an effective transport plan.

**Shift Pattern: Monday - Friday Nights (18:00 - 04:00)**

**Salary: Up to £31,000 Per Annum**

**Job responsibilities of a Transport Planner include**:

- Work with Transport and Warehouse teams, to create an efficient transport plan using the latest TMS
- Assembling of 400+ consolidated orders into loads in every 24hr period
- Subcontracting and planning orders from multiple warehouse facilities and manufacturing sites across the UK
- Planning daily workload of fleet: vehicles based on site and outbases
- Reporting problems and dealing with issues and any queries that may arise
- Planning approx. 100 collections per day on a time critical basis
- Maintaining and exceeding agreed KPI’s
- Proactively look for continuous improvements
- Be able to make decisions under pressure and to a tight timescale
- Have a flexible and adaptable approach to working in order to meet the requirements of the business particularly at peak periods during the year
- Efficiently utilise the Culina Group network in support Warrens when volumes dictate.

**Qualifications**
As a Transport Planner you will possess the following skill, experiences and qualifications:

- You should be able to comfortably organise your own workload and will be able to work in a pressurised environment to meet key deadlines.
- You should be PC literate, with a working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word in particular.
- You must also have at least 2 years’ experience in a transport and logistics environment.

**Additional Information**
As part of our drive to make** **Stobart a great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

- ** Annual Leave - **Competative Hoilday Entitlement
- ** Pension - **We want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirement so we offer a** **great contribution of 5**%** employee and 3**%** employer contribution
- ** Wellness -** Via our Employee Assistance Programme** **we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year
- ** Eye Care Vouchers -** We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses
- ** Reward & Recognition -** We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via referral bonus', special recognition and long service awards.
- ** Everyday discounts** - via our benefit platform you will have access to 100's of retailer discounts for everyday savings
- ** Fitness** - your wellbeing is important to us and being active is a great way to keep your body and your mind health. We have partnered with PureGym so you can save money on a no contract membership