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New Permanent Position for an exciting new forward thinking Distribution Company based in Dover £40,000-£45,000 Per Annum
Responsible for resourcing and effectively forward planning all company resource, utilising Company and/or third-party resources when required. Effectively managing vehicle utilisation and ensuring drivers are given clear and precise instructions in a timely and efficient manner
Ensuring that all service levels are met cost effectively and within the constraints of drivers hours and Health & Safety regulations, whilst meeting all customer requirements
Main Responsibilities:
The role-holder will be required to be responsible for and undertake the following tasks
- To forward plan all own fleet Day 1 for day 2 ensuring to consider Cost, Compliance and Customer requirements.
- Plan the reloads for all own fleet and traction subcontractors, ensuring consideration to driver compliance and reduce empty mileage as much as possible
- Subcontract additional loads that cannot be covered with company resource
- Ensure all focus is on day 1 for day 2 planning, working with the transport operator to provide updates on any same day changes
- Ensuring all Farm load plans are sent through accurately and in a timely manner
- Communicating the full plan to subcontractors and drivers ensuing accurate and full information is included
- Forward Vehicle mapping. Looking forward to the weeks allocation of vehicles and ensuring the fleet is resourced correctly with drivers and report any empty resource to the Transport Manager to backfill with agency
- Update planning sheet for drivers L/C, and start/finish days for all traction subcontractors (to be completed on day 1 of shift)
- Add revenue onto planning sheet
- To monitor the planning email keeping an eye out for reloads, upload own reloads onto Road runner
- Allocate the full plan onto road runner, to be supported by the Transport Administrator between 16:00-18:00
- On last shift ensure that a full in-depth handover to next planner advising on subbed out loads for the further week / issues to be aware of
To manage drivers hours ensuring that all considerations for daily and weekly rules and regulations are accounted for.
To forward plan with Fleet ensuring that all Trucks and trailers are planned in for maintenance and service as early as possible, and plan equipment back to depot when required.
To assist Transport Manager in Driver training by planning allowances for Drivers in the office when required.
Benefits include:
- Company Pension
- Free Onsite parking
- Career progression
