Bennett and Game are working with a well established a UK-based logistics and distribution company that provides a range of services, including parcel delivery, freight transportation, and supply chain management. They are looking to add a Transport Planner based in Coalville.
Transport Planner Job Overview
Planning a varied customer base ranging from day 1 - 2 planning operation up to day 1- 4. Customers range from Production customers, Packaging customers, Retail customer, etc.
As much info shared with planners as possible to improve knowledge and help influence decisions to create a successful plan for all key stakeholders.
Financial performance for area of responsibility shared weekly.
Specific targets set to the planners which are supported throughout the business to achieve and reported on. Targets are continuously monitored throughout the week and trends discussed and reported.
Planners have control on decision making when it comes to runs planned, loads subbed, reloads, etc.
Support within the planning centre by a large team of planners and lead planners that work together to resolve all issues and any hot spots.
No 2 days are the same and no bus route planning.
Manual planning and load building using our TMS system
Transport Planner Job Requirements
Must be both proactive and reactive in approach.
Regular structured updates form customers lead to plan changes throughout the day that we have to react to and work within the team and wider network t...