Logistics Planning Specialist

2 months ago

Knutsford, Cheshire East, United Kingdom Speedy Freight Full time

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Traffic Operations Coordinator to join our team at Speedy Freight. As a key member of our operations team, you will be responsible for developing effective transport plans and controlling resources to ensure customer and business requirements are met while complying with legal responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

  • Ensure the effective use of our vehicles and drivers to optimize fleet utilization and reduce costs.
  • Negotiate prices with subcontracted drivers to secure the best possible rates.
  • Effectively manage drivers through ongoing communication and the use of navigation analysis tools to improve route efficiency.
  • Ensure that our internal tracking system is maintained to the highest standards.
  • Understand and achieve specific targets regarding required margin, costs per mile, and vehicle utilization.
  • Review allocated customers to ensure work is planned to time and correct equipment is efficiently utilized.
  • Constantly communicate with customer services and drivers to ensure customer KPI targets are achieved and maintained.
  • Have a working knowledge of the UK highway network and relevant highway standards.
  • Work to deadlines and work independently when required.
  • Communicate effectively and professionally with all levels of staff and clients.
  • Flexible approach required to cover on-call rota system.

Statutory Duties

  • Cooperate with your employer to enable any legal obligations to be complied with.
  • Do not undertake or request others to undertake any works for which you/they do not hold the required competency or authority to undertake.

Interfaces

  • Liaise with General Manager, Customer Service Advisors, Traffic Manager, and other employees at all levels within the Company, compliance to HSE legislation and Company objectives.
  • External
  • Customers
  • Suppliers / Drivers
  • Contractors

Technical Skills

  • IT Literate, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook
  • Good geographical knowledge and postcodes of the UK

Business Skills

  • Professional and confident manner
  • Excellent Communicator
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Must have excellent attention to detail
  • Ability to work within a team and under own initiative
  • Good organisational skills
  • Ability to work well under pressure, in this time-sensitive environment
  • Excellent literacy and numeracy skills
  • Report writing

About Speedy Freight

Speedy Freight operates nearly 60 franchised depots across the UK. Its network of dedicated courier services means urgent or sensitive freight can be collected within 60 minutes of booking and delivered anywhere in the UK or Europe. We are used by people who need to get important deliveries from A to B as quickly and securely as possible, and we offer an immediate and dedicated service. We move any size or shape of product, and we have access to a fleet of 4,000 vehicles ranging from full-weight artics to car-derived vans. A 24/7 business, 365 days of the year, Speedy Freight delivers, whatever to wherever – your local partner with a national reach. We're there.

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