Transport Planner
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
- Swindon
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 17 Jun 2021
- Closes
- 15 Jul 2021
- Sectors
- Logistics & Transport
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Transport Planner
Swindon
Competitive salary available + benefits
Monday to Friday - days-based role
MVP's client is an award-winning logistics business with a strong track record of success and ambitious plans in place to continue their growth. They're currently looking to add to their existing planning team at their site in Swindon. In this role, you'll proactively plan and manage transport operations across the company's network of depots, via a combination of its own fleet and sub-contractors. You'll be responsible for ensuring that the transport operation is planned and managed effectively and safely, adhering to all legislative requirements.
About You:
You will have previous experience of planning, ideally gained in a national transport operation, utilizing a transport management system (TMS). You'll ideally be used to working with sub-contracted transport providers, working collaboratively to deliver a first-class service to your customers. Ideally, you will hold a CPC for Transport Managers qualification - the business will provide funding and support for this for the right individual.
You'll be a natural problem-solver and creative thinker, able to work with the existing team to deliver excellent results across the distribution operation. You will also need:
* Strong general IT knowledge and capabilities (MS Excel, Word etc)
* Excellent team working abilities, able to instill confidence and drive in others
* Great multi-tasking abilities
* Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
* The ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with management, drivers and suppliers
* Proficient in the use of TMS and route planning tools
* Flexibility - the ability to adapt and cope with the unexpected
* Able to work a rotating shift - Mon - Fri - 07:00 - 16:00 / 10:00 - 19:00
On offer is the opportunity to join this ambitious, progressive business in a challenging, rewarding role with opportunities to develop further and progress your career.
MVP has been placing Supply Chain, Logistics and Distribution professionals for over 35 years. For more information on MVP, or to view our current portfolio of vacancies, please visit our website. Please note that it is our policy to add the details of all applicants to our database.
MVP acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Please note that by applying for this position you consent to MVP processing and storing your personal data for the purposes of providing you with work finding services. We process your personal data in accordance with data protection laws, which require us to give you a Privacy Statement to explain how we manage your personal data. Our full Privacy Statement is available to view on the MVP website, or it can be provided upon request
Swindon
Competitive salary available + benefits
Monday to Friday - days-based role
MVP's client is an award-winning logistics business with a strong track record of success and ambitious plans in place to continue their growth. They're currently looking to add to their existing planning team at their site in Swindon. In this role, you'll proactively plan and manage transport operations across the company's network of depots, via a combination of its own fleet and sub-contractors. You'll be responsible for ensuring that the transport operation is planned and managed effectively and safely, adhering to all legislative requirements.
About You:
You will have previous experience of planning, ideally gained in a national transport operation, utilizing a transport management system (TMS). You'll ideally be used to working with sub-contracted transport providers, working collaboratively to deliver a first-class service to your customers. Ideally, you will hold a CPC for Transport Managers qualification - the business will provide funding and support for this for the right individual.
You'll be a natural problem-solver and creative thinker, able to work with the existing team to deliver excellent results across the distribution operation. You will also need:
* Strong general IT knowledge and capabilities (MS Excel, Word etc)
* Excellent team working abilities, able to instill confidence and drive in others
* Great multi-tasking abilities
* Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
* The ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with management, drivers and suppliers
* Proficient in the use of TMS and route planning tools
* Flexibility - the ability to adapt and cope with the unexpected
* Able to work a rotating shift - Mon - Fri - 07:00 - 16:00 / 10:00 - 19:00
On offer is the opportunity to join this ambitious, progressive business in a challenging, rewarding role with opportunities to develop further and progress your career.
MVP has been placing Supply Chain, Logistics and Distribution professionals for over 35 years. For more information on MVP, or to view our current portfolio of vacancies, please visit our website. Please note that it is our policy to add the details of all applicants to our database.
MVP acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Please note that by applying for this position you consent to MVP processing and storing your personal data for the purposes of providing you with work finding services. We process your personal data in accordance with data protection laws, which require us to give you a Privacy Statement to explain how we manage your personal data. Our full Privacy Statement is available to view on the MVP website, or it can be provided upon request