Transport Planner
Location: Luton, Bedfordshire
Monday to Friday, No weekends
Full Time, Permanent role.
Salary: £28,000-£32,000 Depending on experience.
Interaction Recruitment are hiring for an experienced Transport Planner to join our clients team in Luton. They are a very busy family business and are in need of someone who has strong experience planning routes for drivers.
Due to the location, you will need your own vehicle.
The Responsibilities
* Planning the vehicle routes in an efficient and effective manner
* Ensuring that realistic time frames have been given between driving locations, Managing and planning of emergency orders
* Monitoring & managing information from the vehicle telematics system.
* Ensuring customer requirements are being adhered to
* Ensuring that the drivers are operating in a compliant fashion
* Briefing and debriefing drivers to ensure that all instructions for their allocated runs are understood and actioned.
* Responding promptly to route feedback and ensuring improvement opportunities are acted upon
* Ensuring all key vehicle information is kept up to date on the system relating to delivery points.
* Making sure that operational procedures and general housekeeping are kept to a high standard.
* You will be the main point of communcation for all customers and so must be a good communicator
* Liasing with Customer
The Successful Applicant
The successful candidate for the Transport Planner role will have the following skills and experiences:
At least 2- 3 years Transport Planning experience within a logistics and distribution industry & general haulage transport.
* Previous experience in utilising any TMS Systems and other bespoke systems
* Excellent communication skills
* Real team player who thrives in a fast-paced, busy, and challenging environment.
* Highly organised with proven ability to plan and prioritise your workload and work calmly and methodically in a busy environment and flexible as and when there's some changes with plans
* Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office packages, notably Excel with strong attention to detail.
* Great Customer Service
Please apply with an up-to date cv.
For additional information, you can contact Dan Pearce.
0771991352
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