Senior Transport Planner
General Haulage
Burnley, Lancashire
I’m currently recruiting for an experienced Transport Planner to join a large transport business who specialise within pallet network & general haulage.
They are seeking a Senior Transport Planner to support the current transport operation in the management of the compliance & planning.
The Candidate;
1. Transport route planning experience
2. Previous experience of working in a general haulage or pallet network operation
3. Experience of working within a busy transport office
4. Have a dynamic approach to solve resource and planning resolution/ modifications
5. ICT literate
6. Have a basic understanding of Large Goods Vehicles (weights, dimensions and terminology)
7. A good geographic knowledge
8. A proactive approach to continual professional development
9. An excellent team player, able to work on own initiative and make decisions
10. An effective communicator
11. A positive attitude towards customer service and continuous improvement
12. Ability to question, challenge and improve upon existing processes
Duties and Responsibilities;
13. Review driver routes and plan to maximise efficiency
14. Keep all customers informed of all failed services or significant delays
15. Provide the communication link between customers and drivers
16. Supervising and managing driver workloads
17. Managing your driver’s daily activities in line with the Working Time Directive and Driving hours.
18. Planning vehicles around requests, challenges and changes
19. Monitoring customer requests, allocating jobs and issuing instructions
20. Keeping up to date with transport issues and dealing with changes to the days schedules
21. Communicate fleet availability and issues to the whole team
22. Liaising with drivers and colleagues to ensure on time deliveries
23. Pre-brief and de-brief drivers on their daily runs throughout the day
24. Troubleshooting critical transport related issues as they arise in a live environment
If you have Transport Planner experience and would like to be considered for this opportunity, please apply via the link.
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