Transport Planner

Transport Planner – Manchester – Up to £39,000

Our client who are a Transport company are looking for a Transport Planner with Flatbed experience to join their team in the Manchester area.

The Transport Operator will play a central role creating an effective transport plan for their customers whilst complying with legal responsibilities, enhancing service, meeting revenue targets and vehicle utilisation.

Job type: Permanent

Hours: 07:00-17:00 or 08:00-18:00 – Monday to Friday (On-call one week in 3)

Salary: £39,000 DOE

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Accurate use of TMS, vehicle tracking system, monitoring deliveries, failures, rejections and rebooks, whilst ensuring appropriate revenues are captured and invoiced
• Listens and responds to customer requests and adheres to agreed SLA’s
• Prioritise and plan workloads in line with company KPI’s
• Operate vehicles ensuring optimisation of revenue
• Follow compliance and company processes relating to driver hours regulations, RTA and incident/accident reporting including relevant follow up
• Ensure both driver brief and debriefs are carried out without exception
• Using agreed quoting tools to ensure new work is rated correctly.
• Maintaining excellent working relationships with drivers, keeping a consistent and accurate flow of communication
• Progress client deliveries, adjusting plans where necessary due to changing situations
• Monitor driver performance and ensure effective management of available resources
• Escalate issues to line management in good time, suggest solutions to issues/problems
• Ensure driver compliance is in line with current legislation.
• Continually develop local relationships with existing customers including generating backload opportunities from external contacts / clearing house
• Check & approve drivers wage, and expenses claims ensuring they are accurate and pre-authorised
• Act in accordance with health and safety, quality and environment policies
• Ensure that all company assets are legal, compliant and operate safely
• Ensure all trailers are serviced and MOT in line with the DVSA and Company guidelines.

Requirements:

• Previous experience working in a fast-paced transport environment, ideally planning flatbed vehicles throughout the UK
• Previous driver management experience
• Excellent UK geographical knowledge
• Ability to plan and amend delivery schedules
• Customer focused
• Willingness to take on additional responsibilities.
• Current transport legislation knowledge

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