Transport Planner
Birmingham
£23,000 - £26,000 + Benefits
Role Profile
Our client, who is a leading business within their sector is looking to recruit an ambitious Transport Planner to join their team based in Birmingham. Working as part of a team of planners you will report into a Distribution Manager and plan daily routes for circa 30 vehicles. You will work Monday - Friday either 9-5:30 or 10-6:30 with flexibility required in line with business needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Planning utilisation and routing for all vehicles, ensuring all on time collections and deliveries
- Maximise vehicle/driver utilisation and efficiency
- Ability to prioritise and change routes as and when required
- Dealing with telephone enquiries from customers, drivers and colleagues
- Processing collections and deliveries on an internal system
- Compliance with all 'O' licence requirements and all relevant legislation and best practice
Skills/ Experience Required
- Transport planning experience
- Strong geographical knowledge across the UK
- Must be familiar with transport routing systems, as well as manual process planning
- Ability to work under pressure in busy, fast paced environment
- Team player with a hands-on approach
- Proactive approach to problem solving
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to communicate well with people at all levels within the Organisation
- Attention to detail and organisation skills
Client information
Our client is a leading business with an operation in Birmingham
Remuneration
£23,000 - £26,000 + Benefits
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