Our transport control centre in Beeston, Nottingham, keeps the Wincanton Group Transport network moving! An exciting opportunity has arisen to join us as an International Transport Planner at our multiuser Beeston site. Working as part of a team, you will be responsible for planning and coordinating our subcontracted hauliers across the world in order to meet the demands of the business.
You will manage our extensive subcontractor network with a view to finding the most cost-effective solution while delivering to Wincanton's high-level service standards.
By building close working relationships with other planning centres within the business, you will ensure that Wincanton fleet utilisation is maximised.
Timely reports and administration management is vital to enable the finance teams to produce accurate trading numbers.
40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, between the hours of 8 am to 6 pm.
Key Responsibilities
1. Manage all orders through the transport management system and ensure they are planned onto the appropriate resource. Ensure that the most cost-effective route to market is used and that all customer-specific requirements are met.
2. Drive backhaul volume through the fleet by working with the wider network.
3. Work with Haulier Relationship Managers to manage subcontractor performance and rates, introducing new hauliers where possible.
4. Ensure reports and details are accurate for the finance team.
5. Be financially aware and ensure profitability is maximised by ensuring plans are efficient.
6. Manage customer relationships ensuring that communication is good, and issues are highlighted and dealt with quickly and appropriately. Suggest improvements and work with the Customers team to maximise efficiency.
What will you bring?
1. Experience in a transport or logistics environment with responsibility for haulier coordination or planning is highly valued but not essential.
2. Experience in a call centre, sales role, or office customer service (or similar environment) is required.
3. Previous experience of Transport Management systems is advantageous.
4. Operationally focused and able to deliver a high-quality service to customers.
5. Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
6. Highly self-organised, able to plan and prioritise workload and manage changing priorities to meet strict deadlines.
7. Demonstrate consistently high attention to detail.
8. Demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills.
What do we offer?
Our Culture & Benefits
In addition to a generous salary, we value our people and offer a friendly, safety-first working environment, along with other benefits including a company pension scheme, generous holidays, cycle to work scheme, and employee benefits such as an online discount platform, onsite parking, and much more.
Our people are at the core of our business and what makes Wincanton great. That's why we provide significant opportunities for career development and progression, as well as training enrichment and multi-skilling in a dynamic working environment.
Our Commitment
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity for all employees. We want to create an environment where all colleagues feel safe, supported, and valued, whilst feeling they can be their whole selves within our workplaces. We are proud that our colleagues represent us and our successes. Attracting diverse teams, we believe in creating an inclusive, respectful organisational culture for our colleagues and future talent.
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