Transport Planner

Just Recruitment Group Ltd

Posted 2 days ago, valid for a month

Colchester, Essex CO3 3LJ, England

£30,000 per annum

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

Just Recruitment is seeking a Transport Planner for a transport and logistics business near Colchester.
The ideal candidate will have a planning background in general haulage or pallet network industries, managing a fleet of Rigid or artic vehicles.
Key responsibilities include routing vehicles for deliveries across the UK and ensuring communication with traffic office teams and drivers to meet customer KPIs.
The position requires previous experience in a busy transport office and familiarity with in-house planning tools and systems.
The role offers a salary of £30,000 to £35,000 per year and requires relevant experience in transport planning.

Just Recruitment is delighted to be supporting, a transport and logistics business, based on the outskirts of Colchester - they are looking to add a Transport Planner to their existing team.

The successful Transport Planner will come from a planning background within the general haulage or pallet network industries.

The successful Transport Planner will have previous experience managing a fleet of Rigid / artic vehicles.

Duties include:

*Routing of vehicles and covering deliveries across UK.
*Previous experience transport planning in a busy transport office
*Providing good communication with our Traffic office teams and Drivers to ensure customer KPI's and targets are achieved and maintained.
*Use in-house planning tools and systems to manage workload and monitor efficiency
*Ensuring internal tracking systems are kept organised and updated
*Controlling and planning of resource (vehicles, drivers, trailers); ensuring all legal requirements are adhered to (Working Time Directive and EU Drivers' Hours regulations)
*Plan Rigid & artic work for following day
*Warehouse checks
*CPC Holder an advantage, but not essential

Please note due to location you will need to drive

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