Transport Planner - Ashford Kent

Transport Planner (with CPC)

Monday - Friday 8am – 5.30pm (office based)

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Transport Planner to join a well-established family-run business.

• Managing deliveries and collections across the UK mainland. Typically, up to 500 drops 
• Current delivery fleet - 3 artics, 15 rigid HGVs, each with mounted fork truck, plus 2 delivery vans - Additional capacity may be hired in when needed
• Office team of 4

Key Responsibilities

• To support the Transport Manager and team in the day to day running of the department, planning, and arranging loads to customers, as well as collections and other routine and ad hoc transport administration tasks required, and seeing the deliveries and collections through to completion.
• To constantly gain valuable experience in a variety of activities within the team to benefit the operation of the team and the effectiveness of the company.

Targets:

• Clear the deliveries and collections each week.
• Plan for loads to meet the promise dates committed to.
• Work with the Compliance and Transport Managers to make sure legal compliances are met with vehicles and drivers, meeting their training needs.

Key Tasks

Tasks will vary day to day depending on the demands of and resources available within the Transport team, but will include:

• Planning loads, working closely with the Transport Manager, Compliance Manager, and other departments within the business to provide the best delivery solutions.
• Administration relating to loads, drivers, and Multi-drop Routing.
• Work with the relevant managers to maintain and develop quality procedures and systems.
• Ensuring that Company and Statutory Health and Safety, COSHH and Environmental requirements are met ·