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Strive Supply Chain are a leading management recruitment consultancy, specialising in Supply Chain, Production, Planning, Logistics, Transport & Warehouse Operations.
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We are delighted to assist a rapidly growing medium sized 3PL to find an experienced Transport Planner for their site in West Yorkshire.
Title: Transport Planner
Region: Bradford
Salary: £50k + Bens + Prospects
Hours: 50hr week. Standard hours of work are 7.30 am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday + Saturdays on a rota / on call basis
Role Summary:
Plan and oversee up to 50 vehicles on multidrop and full load road haulage. Route planning is UK wide.
Work to deadlines in a fast-paced, pressurised situations.
There will be a requirement for a degree of out of hours work.
Communicate with customers regularly
Work closely with the existing team to ensure key operational objectives are achieved through maintaining a high standard of service to our customers.
Working closely with drivers, including agency drivers and subcontracted routes
Ensuring on time departure and exception reporting
Overseeing traffic planners ensure achieving financial targets.
Dealing with breakdowns, traffic delays and accidents & all related admin
Ensuring adherence to the Operator's License and driver's hours legislation
Ensuring correct paperwork (including disclaimers and driving license checks) and briefings are completed with agency drivers
Driving CI and people development.
Ideal candidate
A proven, hands-on Transport planner who has managed routes across the UK
Will have planned routes for fast moving operations ideally combining multi-drop, groupage & full load single drops.
Must be flexible on working on an on-call basis if needed on a Saturday.
Excellent communication skills with drivers, planners and depots
Must have had customer relationship experience
Computer literate including up to date transport planning tools
Drivers or Managers CPC if possible
This is a fantastic opportunity we look forward to your application.
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