Transport Planning Clerk

Are you someone who enjoys solving problems, working with data, and making a real impact behind the scenes? We're looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Transport Planning Clerk to join our team, helping to keep our transport operations running smoothly across the UK.

This full-time role offers working hours between 07:00 and 17:00, any 5 days out of 7, giving you flexibility while supporting multiple sites with efficient transport schedules, financial reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives. You'll collaborate with depots, hauliers, and internal teams to deliver cost-effective solutions while maintaining high service standards.

If you're ready to bring your analytical mindset, Excel skills, and passion for logistics into a fast-paced, supportive environment — we'd love to hear from you.

Pay, benefits and more:

We offer a competitive salary of 27,500 per year, depending on experience, for a 37.5-hour working week. Alongside your pay, you'll benefit from a company pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, cycle to work scheme, and access to an employee discount platform covering retail, tech, travel and more. Onsite parking is available, and we're committed to your growth through training, multiskilling, and clear career progression opportunities. You'll be part of a supportive team culture that values safety, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

What you'll do on a typical day:

• Build and manage daily transport schedules across multiple sites, ensuring cost-efficiency and service targets are met.
• Coordinate with depots and hauliers to plan and execute backhaul and ad-hoc transport movements.
• Monitor and report on haulier performance, investigating service failures and identifying root causes.
• Compile and validate financial data, raise purchase orders, and support timely payment processes.
• Liaise with internal teams and external partners to resolve operational issues and drive continuous improvement.

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• A keen eye for detail and strong analytical skills to manage complex transport data.
• Confidence in using Microsoft Excel and other planning tools to drive efficiency.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities to work across teams and resolve issues.
• A proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and delivering high service standards.

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GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

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