Recruit Assist are hiring an experienced Transport Planner for a Freight Distribution company in Hemel Hempstead. We are preferably looking for an experienced planner who will not need a lot of training and knows the job and has a passion for logistics and transport.
The position is 4 on and 4 off with two different shift patterns:
- SHIFT PATTERN NR 1: 7am 5pm
- SHIFT PATTERN NR 2: 9am and 7pm
- (these shifts will be covered each week)
Work Pattern: 4 on 4 off – i.e. working four days and then being off for four days, including weekend and bank holiday. Additionally depending on business situations cover shifts might be required.
Work Hours: 37.5 hrs week
Leave entitlement: 24 days including bank holidays
The department currently has 5 planners + 1 Team Leader
Company overall size: 42 employees
SALARY: £31k to £33k
SALARY BONUS: Anual performance-based bonus of up to 8% of their basic salary
Job details and requirements
- Planning and coordinating road transport movements
- Working closely with customers, hauliers, distribution centres
- Delivering reliable transport solutions
- Responsible for making day-to-day operational decisions
- Prioritising outstanding orders and consolidating loads
- Using transport system data, customer requirements, cost considerations
- Arrange transport with approved hauliers
- Coordinate collection and delivery
- Produce, maintain and distribute the daily Trunk Schedule and schedules.
Transport Planning Skills
- 1 year minimum of Transport Planning with HGV Vehicles
- Exceptional organised
- Understanding and working with routing of drivers
- Experience of routing drivers
- Great standard of excel
- Previous experience of working haulier
- Attentive to detail. High level analytical skills.
- Knowledge of freight, transport, logistics industry
- Strong IT skills across the Microsoft Office Suite
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