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A cool logistics role. Perform outstanding UK-wide transport planning to ensure excellent customer service.
Thermotraffic is a leading international provider of end-to-end, specialized cold chain logistics. Are you equipped with the skills and experience to manage this complex operation as a Transport Planner? Would you like to join a friendly, growing team that encourages skill and career development? If so, read on to learn more about this role and life at Thermotraffic.
Let’s move it, move it, move it!
Reporting to the Team Leader, your main responsibility is to coordinate collections and deliveries across our UK network. Effective planning and time management are crucial.
1. Act as the primary contact for customers, hauliers, suppliers, and internal teams such as Warehouse and Customer Service;
2. Ensure compliance with all processes and legal requirements;
3. Utilize IT software to plan deliveries, negotiate rates, and bill customers accordingly.
You will also support other aspects of the transport operation, including helping to acquire new business to increase revenue and optimize vehicle utilization. Due to the nature of the role, occasional work outside standard hours may be required to handle delivery issues.
A large and international organization
Thermotraffic is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nichirei Corporation, offering seamless multi-temperature warehousing and logistics services to various clients. You will work within a well-established organization with ample resources to support your performance.
The Thermotraffic offer
We pride ourselves on a friendly, informal work environment where teamwork and personal growth are valued. Benefits include:
* Market-competitive salary
* 25 days annual leave
* Pension and insurance options
* Training opportunities
To succeed as a Transport Planner, you should be detail-oriented, proactive, and possess a commercial mindset and team spirit. You must be capable of managing multiple moving parts within a sophisticated, nationwide logistics network.
The minimum requirements are:
* 5 A-C grade GCSEs
* At least 2 years of Transport Planning experience
* Strong IT skills with knowledge of driver hours, tachograph, and WTD legislation
* Excellent administrative skills
* Adaptability to a fast-changing environment
* Knowledge of Reefer transport (desirable)
Get in touch!
If you believe this role is right for you, apply via the button on this page. For inquiries, call +31 (6) 82399779 or email careers@thermotraffic.com.
If you say food logistics, you say Thermotraffic
We offer comprehensive temperature-controlled food logistics solutions worldwide, aiming to be an essential partner through flexible, innovative services. Our people are our strength, and we promote personal and professional development in a safe, enjoyable workplace. This fosters a collaborative, proactive spirit that drives us to exceed customer expectations. Across Europe, we encourage skill acquisition and broader perspectives to challenge norms and contribute meaningfully to Thermotraffic and the industry.
Thermotraffic is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nichirei Corporation.
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