Transport Planner

location_on Burton Upon Trent - DE14 2WA

23/06/2023

Transport Planner

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Job details

Salary

Salary is between £30,000pa - £32,000pa depending on experience. Based on working Monday – Friday 07:00 – 16:00 with some flexibility required.

Region

West Midlands

Package

Please see attachment for more details.

Job category/type

Transport Operations

Date posted

31/05/2023

Job reference

R003565

Attachments attachment Transport Planner Hobbycraft May 2023.pdf

Job description

At Gregory Distribution Ltd, we have a vacancy for a Transport Planner based at our Burton upon Trent Depot.
The position will involve:

• Using internal systems allocating loads, vehicles and drivers via (Manpack TMS).
• Liaising daily with internal and external customers on a face-to-face basis, via email and on the telephone.
• Collating information for KPI reports including delivery performance and vehicle utilisation.
• Inputting information onto spreadsheets and record keeping.
• Planning and organising the activities of the Transport Operation, including the transition between the customers’ peak and off-peak activity periods.
• Planning loads (inbound and outbound) for the operation.
• Working with the Customer Service Team to ensure deliveries are scheduled as per customer requirements.
• Leading and de-briefing drivers.
• Ensuring that vehicle activity is planned in the most efficient manner.
• Communicating collection times and delivery bookings with customers.
• Monitoring and auditing health and safety.
• Provide regular reports to the Transport Manager on customer related and other relevant matters, making recommendations where relevant.

So if you have the drive to be the best and want to be a part of a flourishing and ambitious nationwide company, apply now for this vacancy.
For reference: The application closing date and job details are shown above. Please remember that we may close this application early due to high volume of applications, so don't delay.
For the full details on this vacancy, please see the attached document on the left.
Note to recruitment agencies: We prefer to recruit direct but we do have a Preferred Supplier List for when we need a helping hand, we will be in touch if we need you.
The Gregory Group require all applicants to be eligible to work in the UK with no restrictions, as we are unable to offer sponsorship/work visas. You will be required to provide proof of Right to Work at interview stage.
Interested applicants, please apply now. For any queries, please contact our Recruitment Team in Cullompton on: 0808 168 9048. The Recruitment Team work Monday to Friday, so please leave a message if we are unavailable and we will get back to you as soon as we can. Transport Planner