Transport Planner
Job Description
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Plan all relevant customer deliveries utilising the software available at site to ensure delivery windows are met
Plan vehicles as close to maximum capacity and time parameters as possible therefore ensuring full efficiency of the vehicles
Ensure vehicle earnings are greater than vehicle costs to achieve a healthy margin
Have good commercial / financial awareness
Ensure loads meet safety standards
Communicate routes to and liaise with other Depots / Sites
Source and plan backloads to avoid vehicle empty running
Fully understand agreed KPI’s for Department
Work within a team of planners and administration staff
Ability to think outside the box
Ability to remain calm and focused in a fast paced environment
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.
Support, comply and ensure complicity with Health, Safety and Environmental regulations, the company handbook, Quality standards and all other company policies and procedures
Person Criteria:
Intermediate / Advanced proficiency in the use of MS Excel, Word, Outlook and Power Point
Ability to question, challenge and improve upon existing processes
Flexibility and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances
Strong Interpersonal and people management skills
Resilience with an ability to keep calm under pressure and continue to follow the correct processes even under difficult circumstances
Meticulous attention to detail
Excellent time management skills
Diplomacy and discretion
Excellent command of the English language including communication skills, written and verbal
Excellent communication skills with both customers and suppliers
Ability to work in small team in addition to having experience of establishing strong working relationships with colleagues from other areas
Experience of working in a transport office
Knowledge of Drivers Hours, tacho-graph and WTD legislation
Good geographical knowledge the UK