Transport Planner
- Recruiter
- Forward Assist Recruitment Limited
- Location
- Dunstable
- Salary
- 20000.00 - 25000.00 GBP Annual
- Posted
- 13 Feb 2017
- Closes
- 22 Feb 2017
- Sectors
- Logistics & Transport
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Due to planned strategic growth, this national haulage company, the largest of its type in the UK, is looking to add to its team near Dunstable.
Times 07.30 - 17.30hrs Mon-Fri - occasional Saturday morning if required
Responsibilities:
- To organise the day-to-day planning of the transport fleet in a fuel-efficient manner. To utilise the fleet to maximise payload and reduce waste.
- Liaise with our customer base both internal and external to meet timed deliveries. To manage any customer complaints with speed and accuracy, resolving invoice queries.
- Proactively interact with our drivers to maximise their workload in a safe and efficient operation.
- Report daily on Jobs completed to you line manager. Detailing any lost or non-completed jobs.
- Manage daily job sheet returns from drivers and send to head office for processing and invoicing.
- Work with the Compliance team to make sure all vehicles are compliant, to arrange moving of the vehicles to relevant inspection sites as appropriate and directed.
- To manage, process and check driver's tickets - making sure all tickets are correctly completed with job details, order numbers and signatures.
- To be proactive and assist in growing our external customer base.
- Identify any daily Vehicle / Driver issues and report.
The job is a demanding, but a very rewarding position, working for a growing company in the haulage industry.
Requirements:
- Good understanding of vehicle routing
- Geographic knowledge for routing
- Manager CPC - desirable but not essential
- Awareness of budgets
- High level of customer interaction
- "Go beyond" attitude and passion to succeed
- Can call and carry out feedback to customers - internal and external
Times 07.30 - 17.30hrs Mon-Fri - occasional Saturday morning if required
Responsibilities:
- To organise the day-to-day planning of the transport fleet in a fuel-efficient manner. To utilise the fleet to maximise payload and reduce waste.
- Liaise with our customer base both internal and external to meet timed deliveries. To manage any customer complaints with speed and accuracy, resolving invoice queries.
- Proactively interact with our drivers to maximise their workload in a safe and efficient operation.
- Report daily on Jobs completed to you line manager. Detailing any lost or non-completed jobs.
- Manage daily job sheet returns from drivers and send to head office for processing and invoicing.
- Work with the Compliance team to make sure all vehicles are compliant, to arrange moving of the vehicles to relevant inspection sites as appropriate and directed.
- To manage, process and check driver's tickets - making sure all tickets are correctly completed with job details, order numbers and signatures.
- To be proactive and assist in growing our external customer base.
- Identify any daily Vehicle / Driver issues and report.
The job is a demanding, but a very rewarding position, working for a growing company in the haulage industry.
Requirements:
- Good understanding of vehicle routing
- Geographic knowledge for routing
- Manager CPC - desirable but not essential
- Awareness of budgets
- High level of customer interaction
- "Go beyond" attitude and passion to succeed
- Can call and carry out feedback to customers - internal and external