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If you’re ready to further your career with a $9 billion leader that can provide you with stability and exciting challenges, whilst supporting your personal growth and career ambitions, we’d love to hear from you.
Role Info:
Transport Planner
Widnes
£28,000
Plus Benefits Package
Full Time - Permanent
Values: Serious about safety. We prepare to prevent. Safety comes before profit. We do what we say. We stand by our word and the trust of others.
Company: Global Distributor of chemicals & ingredients used in everyday products
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Transport Planner to join the Transport Planning team at Widnes.
Reporting to the Transport Planning Team Leader and operating in a competitive market, you will be responsible for planning UK planning volume efficiently and cost effectively to meet KPI and budgetary targets, this will be achieved by using Transport Management System (TMS) to plan transport for all of our operational sites across the UK. The role presents an opportunity to learn all aspects of planning across the UK portfolio.
Key Responsibilities:
+ Reviewing systematic plans created in TMS
+ Pre- planning volume where appropriate
+ Closely controlling and monitoring costs and adhering to cost budgets
+ Managing invoices in query, validating costs and approving or declining differences
+ Supporting and helping to implement systematic improvements to improve further the effectiveness of the transport planning
+ Arranging haulage and managing assigned haulers relevant to the operational sites
+ Actively supporting and playing a key role in adopting TMS system across the UK in the most cost efficient and logical manner
We Are Looking For:
+ Good transport experience
+ Excellent customer service skills
+ Excellent communication skills
+ Great attention to detail
+ Self-motivated and willing to learn
+ High standards in all that you do
+ Flexible with work times
Who we are:
With revenues in excess of $9 billion, we are one of the largest chemical distribution businesses in the world. Our portfolio spans almost every industry, ranging from food ingredients and automotive to pharmaceutical, cosmetic and manufacturing industries. We deliver industry-leading products, services and technical support to help our customers find the right solution to their problems.
We are committed to fair employment practices for all our employees, regardless of race, nationality, religion or belief, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, maternity status or any other status protected by law.
Our Values:
+ Serious about safety
+ We do what we say
+ Where people matter
+ Valuable to others
+ Together we win
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