Transport Planner - Manchester - Up to 39,000
Our client, a transport company, is looking for a Transport Planner with flatbed experience to join their team in the Manchester area.
The Transport Operator will play a central role in creating an effective transport plan for their customers while complying with legal responsibilities, enhancing service, meeting revenue targets, and optimizing vehicle utilization.
Job type: Permanent
Hours: 07:00-17:00 or 08:00-18:00 - Monday to Friday (On-call one week in 3)
Salary: 39,000 DOE
Duties & Responsibilities:
* Accurate use of TMS, vehicle tracking system, monitoring deliveries, failures, rejections, and rebooks, while ensuring appropriate revenues are captured and invoiced.
* Listen and respond to customer requests and adhere to agreed SLAs.
* Prioritize and plan workloads in line with company KPIs.
* Operate vehicles ensuring optimization of revenue.
* Follow compliance and company processes relating to driver hours regulations, RTA, and incident/accident reporting, including relevant follow-up.
* Ensure both driver brief and debriefs are carried out without exception.
* Use agreed quoting tools to ensure new work is rated correctly.
* Maintain excellent working relationships with drivers, keeping a consistent and accurate flow of communication.
* Progress client deliveries, adjusting plans where necessary due to changing situations.
* Monitor driver performance and ensure effective management of available resources.
* Escalate issues to line management in good time, suggesting solutions to issues/problems.
* Ensure driver compliance is in line with current legislation.
* Continually develop local relationships with existing customers, including generating backload opportunities from external contacts/clearing house.
* Check & approve drivers' wages and expenses claims, ensuring they are accurate and pre-authorized.
* Act in accordance with health and safety, quality, and environment policies.
* Ensure that all company assets are legal, compliant, and operate safely.
* Ensure all trailers are serviced and MOT'd in line with the DVSA and company guidelines.
Requirements:
* Previous experience working in a fast-paced transport environment, ideally planning flatbed vehicles throughout the UK.
* Previous driver management experience.
* Excellent UK geographical knowledge.
* Ability to plan and amend delivery schedules.
* Customer-focused.
* Willingness to take on additional responsibilities.
* Current transport legislation knowledge.
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