Transport Planner

Are you an experienced Transport Planner looking for your next role? Are you looking for that little something extra that will develop your career further? Do you want to work for a recognised employer that supports your career development? If you answered yes, read on

We’re looking for a **Transport Planner** to join our team at Snetterton on behalf of our Kettle Foods contract. You’ll be responsible for route planning across our UK network along with supervising our team of drivers, while ensuring that our transport department always runs in an efficient and effective manner.

You’ll work on a Monday - Friday basis on a rotating 08:00 -17:00 / 10:00 -19:00. You will be required to work every second Saturday morning, and this will be paid as overtime.

**Pay, benefits and more**:
We’re looking to offer a salary of £30,000 - £33,000 per year, dependant on experience. In addition, we offer 28 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays), as well as access to a variety of high street discounts, as well as a cycle to work scheme, a workplace pension, and many other perks.

**What you’ll do on a typical day**:

- Planning the workload of 20+ drivers
- Manage the day-to-day transport operation including briefing and debriefing drivers, monitor drivers’ hours ensuring legal compliance is maintained
- Manage the Service and maintenance requirements for our fleet
- You will deal with customer issues and monitor drivers progress, updating the customers as required

**What you need to succeed at GXO**:

- Experience of working in a transport environment
- Knowledge of transport legislation, driver hours and tachograph
- Customer service background ideally with exposure to Warehouse Management Systems
- Strong communicator both written and verbal with attention to detail
- National / International CPC would be advantageous, but not essential

**We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.**

**Salary**: £30,000.00-£33,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person