Transport Planner - Loughborough, United Kingdom - GLW Feeds

GLW Feeds

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Loughborough, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

About us

Founded in 1873, GLW Feeds are one of the largest independent, family-owned livestock and speciality feed manufacturers in the UK, concentrating in roll, nut, pellet, and meal-form compound feeds.

Significant investment since has resulted in a hi-tech computer-controlled production capacity of approaching 300,000 tonne capacity across two sites. Both of our sites are very close to the M1

Role Overview
A transport planner is required to join a small team to plan and manage daily deliveries. Vehicle fleet includes up to 40 vehicles, from 7.5T to 44T including animal feed bulk blowers and curtain sided.

The role:

Plan inhouse fleet vehicle deliveries of animal feed to farms and agricultural businesses and organize driver schedules.
Liaise closely with production to coordinate production planning and deliveries.
Ensure that customer enquiries are dealt with in a professional, timely and competent manner
To ensure that communication channels are open and maintained with other internal departments and customers
Daily Driver debrief.
Ensure efficient use of vehicles.
Manage day to day drivers issues.
Ad-Hoc transport office duties.

You will have:

Essential skills
Previous experience of transport planning for a manufacturing business is required.

Desirable skills

Experience of planning inhouse vehicle fleet for bulk or bagged product deliveries.
Knowledge or experience of agriculture.
Excellent geographical knowledge and experience of routing vehicles
Excellent communication skills
Ability to work well in a team.
An understanding of compliance within the transport industry.
Ability to build positive working relations with customers, suppliers and colleagues.
Must be IT literate (Including working knowledge of Microsoft Excel).
The ability to work under pressure within a busy transport office.
Experience in an operational role in a logistics or haulage business.
Paragon experience would be advantageous
C & E Licence preferable

Salary Circa £30,000 dependent on experience.

You will be required to work on rota during the following operational hours; transport office will be open 6am to 6pm Monday to Friday, Saturdays 6am-2pm and some weekend on call.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
£30,000.00 per year

Benefits: