Transport Planner
Dartford
Permanent
£22,000 - £24,000
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The successful candidate will be rewarded with a competitive salary and benefits
This is a varied and interesting role that will enable you to expand your skills
About Our Client
My client is a successful business that distributes furniture across the UK and due to recent growth plans are looking for a Transport Planner to join their team.
Job Description
The successful candidate will join my clients operation and undertake the following roles and responsibilities:
- Manage delivery operation form drivers leaving site to drivers returning back to depot.
- Daily data input of KPI's, daily delivery and collection issues, prepare paperwork for deliveries
- Report on accidents and vehicle damage
- Meeting agreed delivery schedule/customer service requirements
- Meeting transport legislation commitments from a planning perspective
- Monitoring fleet maintenance requirements and ensuring they are met as part of the planning process
- Liaise with the supervisor to assess the driver and vehicle resource requirements daily to meet the delivery schedule and customer requirements
- To continue own personal development to keep abreast of technical, legal and training best practice to maintain and improve the transport planning process
- Meeting transport legislation commitments
- Meeting health & safety legislation commitments regarding the planning operation
- Review the planning operation from the Plan / Do / Review process in conjunction with the Transport supervisor to make the necessary changes to improve the planning process
The Successful Applicant
The successful candidate will live within a commutable distance to Dartford and possess the following skills and attributes:
- Extensive knowledge of the UK road network
- Good communications skills
- Eye for detail
- Good understanding the Working Time Directive & EU Drivers Hours
- Able to work to tight deadlines
- Able to prioritise work load
- Good IT skills
- Full driving licence
- Previous experience within a FMCG transport environment
- Actively seek to review and improve all aspects of the transport planning process to improve the service to the customers
What's on Offer
The successful candidate will be rewarded with a competitive salary and benefits.