Description
We’re looking for a dynamic Transport Planning Manager to take the lead in planning and coordinating daily operations for our Walking Floor fleet. You’ll ensure routes are safe, efficient, and cost-effective while delivering exceptional service to customers and supporting our drivers.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the Planning Team: Manage a team of transport planners and oversee the daily plan, optimising HGV schedules for Walking Floor movements.
* Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with Procurement and act as the main point of contact for internal customers—providing updates, resolving service issues, and managing workload forecasts.
* Operational Coordination: Liaise with drivers, site operations, customers, transport teams, and procurement to ensure smooth operations.
* Monitor Live Operations: Respond promptly to incidents such as breakdowns or delays.
* Compliance & Safety: Ensure full adherence to transport regulations and safety standards.
* Data & Reporting: Maintain accurate records for performance monitoring and reporting.
* Supplier Management: Handle relationships with third-party suppliers, including quotations and supporting new business opportunities (in partnership with the Head of Logistics for larger tenders).
* Fleet Optimisation: Work alongside the Transport Planning Manager – Skip Operations to maximise driver and vehicle utilisation.
* Escalation Support: Act as the escalation contact during agreed out-of-hours periods.
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, 45 hours per week.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and inspire a team of professional drivers, ensuring smooth operations and high performance.
* Leverage expert UK geographical knowledge, including HGV-access routes and restrictions, to optimise planning and delivery.
* Build strong relationships with drivers and customers through clear, confident communication.
* Stay calm under pressure, proactively managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
* Champion innovation and sustainability within logistics and transport operations.
* Apply a methodical, detail-oriented approach to planning and problem-solving.
* Drive operational excellence in waste transport, logistics planning, and Walking Floor operations.
* Ensure compliance with the Working Time Directive and EU Drivers’ Hours regulations.
* Utilise telematics systems for efficient route planning and resource management.
* Manage budgets effectively, aligning operational decisions with financial targets.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
* Proven experience managing driver teams and operating at a comparable level of responsibility.
* Comprehensive knowledge of UK geography, including HGV-access routes and restrictions.
* Exceptional communication skills with the ability to build strong relationships with drivers and customers.
* Calm, proactive, and highly organised, capable of managing multiple priorities effectively.
* Genuine passion for logistics, sustainability, and the wider transport industry.
* Methodical and logical approach with excellent attention to detail.
* Hands-on experience in waste transport, logistics planning, and Walking Floor operations.
* Sound understanding of the Working Time Directive and EU Drivers’ Hours regulations.
* Practical knowledge of route planning using telematics systems.
* Experience in working within and understanding budgetary requirements.
Why work for us?
We have a wide variety of additional benefits including but not exclusively:
* Health cash plan & virtual GP access
* Pension scheme & life assurance
* Employee referral scheme
* High street discounts
* Driver representatives & employee forum
* Personal development opportunities
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Free eye tests
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Seras reserves the right to withdraw this advert following sufficient applications.
No Agencies please.
Seras is the UK’s number one supplier of biomass fuel, with long-term contracts to supply 1.7 million tonnes of fuel to biomass plants, generating renewable energy equivalent to the annual domestic electricity needs of 2% of the UK population.
Our core business is to supply biomass fuel, which we process from waste wood and by products, and deliver it to a large number of power plants.
We are proud of what we do and the way we do it. Our approach is driven by our desire to “do things differently”. We provide services to help our customers decarbonise their power generation as we transition to a zero-carbon economy.
Waste wood and by-products are a valuable resource that should be used to generate value for all of us and our communities.
We invest in our best-in-class infrastructure, cutting edge technology and most importantly, our skilled and dedicated people, to ensure that we maximise the financial and environmental benefits at every stage of the process of transforming waste into renewable energy.