Transport Planner

**About ATL**

Ascott Transport Limited is a family owned, rapidly growing force in the delivery of customer focused transport and distribution solutions. We are trusted by some of the biggest household names in the UK across food, engineering and automotive sectors.

We pride ourselves for our commitment to create a supportive, encouraging and progressive workplace. We believe in supporting and investing in our employees’ talents to grow and develop within ATL.

**About Transport Planner**

Maximising the utilisation of the ATL Fleet through efficient planning of deliveries and collections as well as maximised utilisation of ATL drivers in line with current driver’s hours and WTD legislation.

To arrange the delivery of the customers’ products on time and in full using the most cost effective means possible and best use of available resources, whilst complying with Transport Legislation and Health & Safety.

**Special conditions
Access to own vehicle owing to work base location

Monday - Friday - between 0800 and 1700**Main duties and responsibilities**
- HR Responsibilities**1**
- Uphold organisation’s core values. Responsible for providing a positive and encouraging atmosphere at all times to ensure all staff work to their best abilities.**2**
- Working with Planning, Network and Administration teams to maintain and develop a positive progressive culture within the business.- Health and Safety Responsibilities**3**
- Support, comply and ensure complicity with Health, Safety and Environmental regulations, the company handbook, Quality standards and all other company policies and procedures.- Quality Responsibilities**4**
- Ensure all processes are adhered to by all the staff.**5**
- Support, comply and ensure complicity with the company’s Quality Policy Document and its objectives of delivering a profitable and unrivalled quality service admired by competitors.**6**
- Monitor and report daily KPIs to the Senior Transport Planner, identifying areas for improvement complete with proposals for change.- Operational Responsibilities**7**
- Plan all relevant customer deliveries utilising the software available at site to ensure delivery windows are met**8**
- Plan vehicles as close to maximum capacity and time parameters as possible therefore ensuring full efficiency of the vehicles**9**
- Ensure vehicle earnings are greater than vehicle costs to achieve a healthy margin**10**
- Ensure all loads meet safety standards.**11**
- Identifying operational issues and implement opportunities for change.**12**
- Communicate routes to and liaise with other Depots / Sites / Customers**13**
- Source and plan backloads to avoid vehicle empty running.**14**
- Fully understand agreed KPI’s for Department.**15**
- Work within a team of planners and administration staff.**16**
- To support, develop and embrace the development of the ATL customer base and increased business opportunities including, but not limited to the pallet input into the Network.**Person Specification**

**Criteria: Qualifications and Training**

**Essential**

**Desirable**
- GCSE (or equivalent) qualification in English Language and Maths
- X
- CPC Qualification
- X

**Criteria: Knowledge and Experience**

**Essential**

**Desirable**
- Experience of working in a transport office
- X
- Knowledge of Drivers Hours, tacho-graph and WTD legislation
- X
- Demonstrable experience of utilising a Transport Management System
- X
- Good geographical knowledge the UK
- X

**Criteria: Skills and Aptitudes**

**Essential**

**Desirable**
- Intermediate / Advanced proficiency in the use of MS Excel, Word, Outlook and Power Point
- X
- Ability to question, challenge and improve upon existing processes
- X
- Flexibility and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances
- X
- Strong Interpersonal and people management skills
- X
- Resilience with an ability to keep calm under pressure and continue to follow the correct processes even under difficult circumstances
- X
- Meticulous attention to detail
- X
- Excellent time management skills
- X
- Diplomacy and discretion
- X
- Excellent command of the English language including communication skills, written and verbal
- X
- Excellent communication skills with both customers and suppliers
- X
- Ability to work in small team in addition to having experience of establishing strong working relationships with colleagues from other areas
- X