Transport Planner
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
- Northamptonshire
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 29 Jun 2022
- Closes
- 27 Jul 2022
- Sectors
- Logistics & Transport
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Company Description
Great Bear is an award-winning 3rd Party UK business of Ambient products, providing nationwide dedicated and shared user warehousing and distribution solutions.
We are currently recruiting for a Transport Planner on a full time, permanent basis at our Desborough site.
Job Description
Shift: 4 on 4 off - days
Contributing to the success of the Transport team, you will be responsible for overseeing the day to day planning of the transport operation, through the efficient planning of the transport operation.
A highly motivated and driven individual, you will be experienced at working in a busy transport department, able to deal with day to day challenges and provide cost effective solutions to the customer.
Key Responsibilities:
* Subcontracting and planning orders out of multiple warehouse facilities and manufacturing sites across the UK.
* Planning daily workload for a fleet: vehicles based on site and Outbased vehicles.
* Dealing with queries and issues by telephone, fax and email from our customers, sub-contract haulier's and warehousing sites.
* Liaising with Traffic and Administration teams to ensure the highest standards of performance are maintained at all times.
* Maintaining, creating and updating spreadsheets and databases for customer reports.
* Reporting problems and dealing with issues and any queries that arise.
Qualifications
* Be able to demonstrate a high level of transport planning expertise in a busy and demanding environment.
* Have excellent problem solving, analytical and organisational skills.
* Be able to make decisions under pressure, and to a tight timescale.
* Have a flexible and adaptable approach to working in order to meet the requirements of the business, particularly at peak periods during the year.
* Be able to communicate well at all levels within the business.
* Have the ability to identify and suggest improvements to benefit both the Company and our customer.
* Be a highly motivated individual able to work as part of a small friendly team, and under own initiative.
* Knowledge of SAP, BPCS and Road Runner would be advantageous.
Additional Information
In return we offer:
* Competitive salary
* Pension scheme
* Life Assurance
* Great facilities
* Company benefits
* Training and development with career opportunities
When our staff have passion for what they do they work with more care and attention which is reflected to our clients. Click apply now to and begin your career today
Great Bear is an award-winning 3rd Party UK business of Ambient products, providing nationwide dedicated and shared user warehousing and distribution solutions.
We are currently recruiting for a Transport Planner on a full time, permanent basis at our Desborough site.
Job Description
Shift: 4 on 4 off - days
Contributing to the success of the Transport team, you will be responsible for overseeing the day to day planning of the transport operation, through the efficient planning of the transport operation.
A highly motivated and driven individual, you will be experienced at working in a busy transport department, able to deal with day to day challenges and provide cost effective solutions to the customer.
Key Responsibilities:
* Subcontracting and planning orders out of multiple warehouse facilities and manufacturing sites across the UK.
* Planning daily workload for a fleet: vehicles based on site and Outbased vehicles.
* Dealing with queries and issues by telephone, fax and email from our customers, sub-contract haulier's and warehousing sites.
* Liaising with Traffic and Administration teams to ensure the highest standards of performance are maintained at all times.
* Maintaining, creating and updating spreadsheets and databases for customer reports.
* Reporting problems and dealing with issues and any queries that arise.
Qualifications
* Be able to demonstrate a high level of transport planning expertise in a busy and demanding environment.
* Have excellent problem solving, analytical and organisational skills.
* Be able to make decisions under pressure, and to a tight timescale.
* Have a flexible and adaptable approach to working in order to meet the requirements of the business, particularly at peak periods during the year.
* Be able to communicate well at all levels within the business.
* Have the ability to identify and suggest improvements to benefit both the Company and our customer.
* Be a highly motivated individual able to work as part of a small friendly team, and under own initiative.
* Knowledge of SAP, BPCS and Road Runner would be advantageous.
Additional Information
In return we offer:
* Competitive salary
* Pension scheme
* Life Assurance
* Great facilities
* Company benefits
* Training and development with career opportunities
When our staff have passion for what they do they work with more care and attention which is reflected to our clients. Click apply now to and begin your career today