Transport Planner

Just Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a well-regarded transport/haulage based organisation located on the outskirts of Colchester.

This is a great opportunity to join a business who can give you genuine progression within fast growing, forward thinking industry.

The successful Transport Planner will come from a planning background with a strong background in planning UK routes for general haulage, you must have experience of running your own cost centre - with extensive knowledge of all major road networks and a good geographical knowledge of the UK.

The successful Transport Planner will have previous experience managing a fleet of vehicles - working in a team of 3 planners.

Role and Responsibilities:
Routing of vehicles and covering deliveries across UK.
Previous experience transport planning in a busy transport office
Providing good communication with our Traffic office teams and Drivers to ensure customer KPI's and targets are achieved and maintained.
Use in-house planning tools and systems to manage workload and monitor efficiency
Ensuring internal tracking systems are kept organised and updated
Controlling and planning of resource (vehicles, drivers, trailers); ensuring all legal requirements are adhered to (Working Time Directive and EU Drivers' Hours regulations)
Plan Rigid & artic work for following day
Warehouse checks
Review Manifest and update any amendments/ notes
Providing rate, quotes and processing customer booking
Monitoring delivery performance and advising customers of issues affecting time / completion
Competent IT literacy
Undertake any other ad hoc project or task within the company as required

This position will be Monday to Friday, working 8am to 6pm with occasional weekend working if required - this will be on a very ad hoc basis.

Free parking is available on site, genuine progression and an attractive salary for the right candidate.