Job Description Transport Planner Salary: £39k Location: Immingham Hours: Day shift, 4 on/4 off - 6 month contract 6am to 6pm Grafton Recruitment are delighted to be recruiting for a Transport Planner on behalf of a successful company based in Immingham. This is a 6 month contract based role. Reporting to the Logistics Manager, you will be required to work a 4 on/4 off day shift pattern. THE ROLE: Some of your responsibilities as a Transport Planner are listed below: Work in line with Health & Safety policy, legislation and company safety principles Create weekly order sheets, maintain standing orders Create sales orders in the planning system and print delivery notes where required Monitor customer stock and plan deliveries accordingly Create delivery plans, allocating trailers for each delivery, using the most efficient source and continually review this to identify potential issues and pro-actively amend as needed Liaise with third party drivers to ensure that they are aware of the delivery plan, providing them with all information needed Liaise with hauliers daily to obtain manning and resource availability Monitor stock levels at various sites and inform Logistics Manager of any problems Manage purchase orders for logistic-related suppliers Work with colleagues to ensure that 24-hour planning cover is provided for the team Liaise with departments to ensure awareness of stock requirements and shipments arrive in a timely manner Inform the Engineering department of issues with items Daily contact with customers for enquiries, keeping the Commercial department informed of complaints and issues when needed THE CANDIDATE: IT literacy, with experience of transport systems and telemetry systems Experience in planning of bulk multi-drop deliveries is essential Good understanding of UK/EU driving regulations Exceptional communication and customer service skills Excellent organisational and administrative skills A CPC qualification would be desirable HOW TO APPLY: If you meet the above criteria, please apply directly by clicking the link or contact Kamila Korzeniewska on Should you require any support or assistance, please contact your local Grafton office. Grafton is part of Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited and we are proud founding members of Menopause in business, pledge members for Nuerodiversity in business, Disability committed members, Silver status pledge members for the Armed Forces Covenant, and Bronze trail blazers for Racial Equality matters. Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited group of companies includes Gi Recruitment Limited, Draefern Limited, Gi Group Recruitment Ltd, INTOO (UK) Limited, Marks Sattin (UK) Limited, TACK TMI UK Limited, Grafton Professional Staffing Limited, Encore Personnel Services, Gi Group Ireland Limited and Kelly Services (UK) Ltd. Gi Group Ireland Limited are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this role. We are committed to protecting the privacy of all of our candidates and clients. If you choose to apply, your information will be processed in accordance with the Gi Group Privacy Statement. To view a copy and to help you understand how we collect, use and process your personal data, please visit the Privacy page on the Grafton website. Other notes For more related job opportunities visit https://uk.grafton-recruitment.com/en/job-search