Transport Planner - Bedford, United Kingdom - Andersons Transport

Andersons Transport

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Bedford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Job description
Andersons Transport are a leading Horticultural Haulier throughout the UK, delivering a quality service daily to leading supply chains.

Andersons Transport are Recruiting a
Transport Planner
Are you an experienced Transport Planner?

Are you looking for a new challenge and a new Career within a reputable Transport business?

We are looking for an experienced Transport Planner that can fit in with the team and assist the team to plan 70 + vehicles and trailers in the day to day running of our business.

Responsibilities and Duties:

The job will involve but not limited to,

Day to day routing of the vehicles
Monitoring Drivers hours and Regulations to fulfil compliance.
Briefing and De-Briefing of drivers Daily
Liaising with Customers and booking jobs as required
Being the point of contact for drivers and briefing them on their next job
Being responsible for checking the driver's daily vehicle checks for defects and reporting to the workshop team.
Resolve any Transport related Issues or delays.
Coordinating and Utilising Trucks to ensure good return per vehicle.
Building Drivers run sheets ready for next day.
Building the plan of the next day using live Google sheets
Checking Yard daily for trailer locations and updating Google sheet

Key Attributes:

Experienced Transport Planner with Full UK Knowledge
Being able to work off own initiative.
Able to think and act in a quick and decisive manner.
Reliable and Flexible approach to meet company needs.
Clear and Effective Communication skills
IT Literate, competent in Microsoft Packages
Self-Motivated with Flexibility to work as a team.
Attention to detail.
Organised with the ability to Prioritise and Multitask.

Working Week:
Monday to Friday 12:00 - 22:00

Monday to Friday 09:00 - 19:00

Plus, Rota' d weekends

Salary:
£25,000.00-£32,000.00 per year

Benefits: