Transport Planner

Are you ready to help revolutionise transport and join the UK’s largest Digital Freight Business? Our Future is digital, and Our Future is NOW This is your opportunity to join our incredible team and help transform the way the transport industry works.

Nine times out of ten when you see a heavy-duty vehicle they are not at full capacity. When heavy-duty vehicles are not at full capacity, they throw unnecessary CO₂ into the atmosphere. Our platform creates a Digital Network that enables loads to be delivered more efficiently, at a better price and with greater quality than ever before. We want our Hauliers and Customers to benefit from using our extensive network to help them fill their empty capacity and reduce their carbon footprint.

DigiHaul brings together smart technology and expert knowledge, we make end-to-end logistics seamless and stress-free. Our daily mission is to provide our Hauliers and Customers with nothing but excellent service and solutions, including excellent on time performance and an end-to-end managed service with un-paralleled visibility every step of the way. We’re driven and determined to deliver a fast, flexible, and reliable solution that makes road freight work better - for everyone.

About you

You are someone who enjoys a fast paced, dynamic work environment, who excels in quick problem solving and likes to get the job done

You are able to work tactically and think strategically as the business rapidly scales. You understand how integral you are to the success and future of DigiHaul and the part you play in transforming the transport industry.

**Responsibilities**:

- Day to Day support with coverage of order profile
- Day to day management of transactional charging through internal and external business sales.
- Individual route margin management
- Operational control of agreed transactions from collection through to delivery and POD return
- Tactical entrepreneurial improvisation on a route by route basis for the Ad hoc and last minute request market
- Customer route negotiation and carrier solution negotiation on a route my route basis
- Maintain excellent working relationships with all sites, key stakeholders, suppliers and customers
- Data gathering and KPI reporting
- Develop and build robust relationships with customers and carriers
- Provide detailed data on activity sourced and operational performance to the Brokers

What do you need?
- A general understanding of the UK&I Transport industry
- Purchasing and sales
- Ability to provide constructive and supportive feedback to peers
- Able to travel within UK&I
- Ability to work under pressure as part of a team and also as an individual
- Good telephone communication skills
- Microsoft office skills - specifically Microsoft Excel
- Geograhical knowledge of the UK&I
- Ability to think out of the box
- An understanding of 3rd party sub contraction

What will you get in return?

You will receive access to a variety of our excellent benefits which in addition to an attractive salary include:

- 33 days holiday
- 15% non-contractual bonus
- Access to pension scheme plans
- Access to private medical cover
- Access to Employee Benefit Portal including retail discounts
- Access to Cycle to Work scheme
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice lease scheme
- Training, development opportunities and more

What you will need to do next?

The Company is committed to providing equality of opportunity for all employees. Furthermore we aim to ensure our workplaces are free from discrimination and that not only employees but also our potential future employees are treated fairly and with dignity and respect. We will ensure that equality of opportunity maintains a high profile in our organisation.