Transport Planner

ACS Recruitment Solutions Ltd

Posted 9 days ago, valid for 12 days

Northampton, Northamptonshire NN68AX, England

£35,000 - £42,000 per annum

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

The Transport Controller position in Northampton is available for both full-time and part-time hours, scheduled between 6am and 7pm, Monday to Friday.
The role offers a competitive salary based on experience and requires previous HGV transport planning experience.
Key responsibilities include coordinating the movement of goods, allocating work to couriers, monitoring jobs, and maintaining service level agreements.
The ideal candidate should possess strong communication skills, be highly organized, proactive, and capable of working independently.
Experience in the transport industry and a good geographical knowledge are essential for this role.

Transport Controller Northampton Full time & part tim hourss between 6am – 7pm ( Monday to Friday )Competitive salary DOEWe are working on behalf of a growing transport logistics company who are looking for experienced transport planners to join their HO in Northampton. You will be responsible for ensuring the smooth and efficient running of their haulage team, coordinating and optimising the movement of goods. The successful candidate will be highly organised, and detail orientated, with previous HGV transport planning experience.Key Duties:

Allocation of work to couriers across all size fleets up to HGV’s.
Taking bookings accurately and advising clients of our services.
Monitoring of jobs through to POD and completion.
Implementing and maintaining SLA’s.
Proactively keeping clients and employees informed of any delays, issues or deviations.
Ensure fleet size is sufficient to service clients - particularly during peak periods.
Any other duties instructed by Operations manager or directors
Ensure drivers achieve maximum revenue
Seek backloads for drivers.

The Ideal Candidate:

Previous transport industry & HGV planning experience is essential
Ability to communicate clearly with clients, couriers and suppliers and remain professional at all times.
Highly organised and proactive
Managing and exceeding customer expectations.
Acting on your own initiative without constant supervision.
Good geographical knowledge.
Computer literate.

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