Transport Planner - Preston, United Kingdom - ForFarmers

ForFarmers

Verified Company

Preston, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Wanted:
A dedicated, passionate and hardworking individual to join the planning team in Preston. The individual must be a strong self-starter capable of working in a fast-paced environment.

Transport Planner

Location Preston full time_

What will you do?

The Planning team in Preston cover transport schedules for eight different ForFarmers fleets across the country.

You will be responsible for working with this team to help develop cost effective, efficient plans that deliver the maximum customer OTIF scores.

You will communicate with transport and production teams across the country to ensure the most accurate schedules are produced.

Tasks and responsibilities as a Transport Planner:

Produce transport plans that deliver customers OTIF service
Issue schedule reports to relevant transport and production teams
Liaise with transport managers to ensure schedule accuracy
Manage data to ensure consistency and accuracy

Your CV shows:

Excellent communication skills
Previous experience in a transport/planning environment
A good level of IT skills
Geographic knowledge of the United Kingdom
Be able to work to a deadline
Have a strong sense of customer service
Valid UK driver's license
Paragon experience (preferred, not essential)
SAP experience (preferred, not essential)

Are you...

Able to work in a high pressure environment while maintaining the highest standards? Comfortable communicating with people from different parts of the business.

Can you identify areas for continuous improvement? If so, we are looking for you

Are you the transport planner we are looking for?

For any further information about this role, please contact Chris Donoghue:

Closing Date for Applications 27/06/2018

We offer:
excellent employment conditions, a good work atmosphere and plenty of freedom

Working with ForFarmers means working with: an internationally growing and highly dynamic company, a result-orientated organisation with a pleasant and informal work atmosphere, a company that gives you scope for individual initiative and responsibility as a result of which you can partially create your position and your future.

Naturally, ForFarmers offers a good salary which suits your role, as well as excellent fringe benefits.

We offer:
excellent employment conditions, a good work atmosphere and plenty of freedom

Working with ForFarmers means working with an internationally growing and highly dynamic company. This equates to challenges, an informal working atmosphere and scope for fast (personal) growth.

It goes without saying that ForFarmers offers excellent primary employment conditions and an extensive benefits package with, to name but a few, 33 days annual leave and flexible working hours.

We are also incredibly ambitious and want the very best people in our teams. Are you going to form part of this?