Our client is looking for an additional EXPERIENCED Vehicle Movement Logistics Planner to join the team. This is a full-time Monday-Friday employed office-based position based upon a 35-hour working week. The primary focus for the planner is to route plan and allocate vehicle movement jobs for the trade plate drivers, ensuring that the drivers time on the road collecting and delivering customer vehicles is maximised. Equally, planning to minimise the time and expense the drivers spend on public transport in between vehicle movements. The average number of vehicle movements per day is between 2-4 per driver. As a Logistics Planner, you will be driven, organised, disciplined and hard-working. You will have a strong geographical knowledge of mainland UK which will assist you in your planning schedule and responsibilities. Working well with your colleagues as a key team member is a paramount as well as having a good understanding of the companys operational procedures to achieve your KPIs along with achieving the SLAs for the customers and their movement demands. Main Responsibilities: Responsible for day-to-day planning of vehicle movements for the team of drivers Building a good relationship with drivers to achieve vehicle movement expectations Knowledge of customer requirements and allocate according to drivers skills and abilities Daily office support with drivers to deal with movement schedules Assisting with any driver issues to achieve prompt resolution Working with planning, allocation and coordinator team members Working with other departments to ensure customer SLAs are met Any other duties required to assist with business operations Required Criteria: Strong knowledge and understanding of UK road network and its geography Good knowledge of Public Transport system across the country Logistics environment planning experience for multiple drivers Ideally at least 12 months experience of vehicle movements (trade plate driving) planning & allocations, or 12 month's previous vehicle movement driver experience Ability to communicate with all team members with excellent telephone manner Good interpersonal skills, including patience and empathy Proactive, disciplined and organised Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills Reliable and be dedicated to yours and colleagues responsibilities IT literate and ability to learn and implement company procedures Nice to have: Previous experience of being a vehicle movement driver would be a distinct advantage to being successful in this role but not essential. Logistics Planning experience however is required. Full UK Driving Licence. This role will commence as soon as convenient for both candidate and company in the next couple of weeks. Thank you for your interest in this position. Unfortunately, due to the volume of responses, we cannot reply to every applicant, so if you havent heard from us within 7 days of applying, please assume you have been unsuccessful. We look forward to hearing from you. Job Type: Full-time Benefits: On-site parking Experience: Logistics: 2 years (required) Vehicle Logistics Planning: 1 year (required) Work Location: In person