Transport Planner

**Job Description**:
Our client is seeking an experienced Transport Planner with global freight experience.
You will be working for a leading global logistics company who pride themselves on investing in their employees. Helping to encourage and support personal and professional development.
As the Transport Planner you will be doing
- Vehicle Routing/planning for up to 14 vehicles to ensure GHA and a/line cut offs are met for export deliveries and import collections are actioned in a timely manner to negate storage charges- Arranging Adhoc work with subcontractors- Dealing with Tachograph laws and WTD.- Completion of all daily Transport Paperwork- Record keeping/filing documents- Interact with Airlines their GHA’s as well as customer service /warehouse departments with updates and operational irregularities in a pro-active manner- Milestone/timestamp Entries inc POD, arrival time, pick up time etc- Update costs for all Transport movements- Communicate with other depots around day to day operations and maximising vehicle utilisationWe are looking for you as a Transport Planner to have the following skills
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Scheduling preferred- Good knowledge of the air freight industry with previous experience is preferred- Clear communication skills (written and verbal)- Adherence of Health & Safety legislation- Desirable would be a good understanding of Heathrow (LHR) and the GHA’s that service the Airlines and their handling requirements- Highly Motivated with the ability to multi task- IT Generalist knowledge - Ideally with previous experience working with Transport Management systems and confident using MS office programmes including Outlook, Excel and word.- Attention to detail, customer service, administration, and financial awareness.- Level CO aviation securityExtra information you need to know
- Full security vetting for this role will be undertaken, including 5 Year checkable work history, and a CRB Check- Competitive Salary plus shift pay- Free Parking- Shift work - 4 on 4 offIf you are a Transport Planner looking for a new opportunity please contact me as soon as possible.