Transport Planner
Posted 2 weeks ago by PSM recruitment Ltd
£35,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
CT16, Dover, Kent
Summary: PSM Recruitment is looking for an experienced International FTL Transport Planner for a well-established company in Dover. This role is a fixed-term contract for one year, covering maternity leave, with the potential for a permanent position. The planner will be responsible for vehicle planning, communication, and ensuring compliance with legal requirements in the transport process.
Key Responsibilities:
- Planning of vehicles taking load factors, customer opening hours, driving hours and all other legal requirements into consideration
- Profit & Loss responsibility
- Control on a daily basis to ensure that collection and deliveries are carried out as per instructions
- Timely and effective communication between office, customers, sub-contractors and drivers and any other parties involved in the process
- Using own initiative to make decisions relevant to your area of control
- Administration
- Commercial representation
- Assist in other areas within the business as and when required
- Covering Groupage Areas across the weekend and out of hours
- Understanding how processes work
- Ensuring processes are adhered to and updated when needed
Key Skills:
- At least three years’ experience in the haulage/freight forwarding industry
- Good understanding of all aspects of fleet and driver management, scheduling/planning, WTD and tachographs
- IT literate in Microsoft Office packages
- Ability to compile, analyse and interpret relevant data
- Extensive knowledge and application of health and safety procedures
Salary (Rate): £35,000/year
City: Dover
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
PSM Recruitment are seeking an experienced, International FTL Transport Planner to work for a well established company in Dover, this is a fixed term contract for 1 year Maternity cover, that could lead to a permanent position.
Salary £35,000
Key Responsibilities :
- Planning of vehicles taking load factors, customer opening hours, driving hours and all other legal requirements into consideration
- Profit & Loss responsibility
- Control on a daily basis to ensure that collection and deliveries are carried out as per instructions
- Timely and effective communication between office, customers, sub-contractors and drivers and any other parties involved in the process
- Using own initiative to make decisions relevant to your area of control
- Administration
- Commercial representation
- Assist in other areas within the business as and when required.
- Covering Groupage Areas across the weekend and out of hours.
- Understanding how processes work.
- Ensuring processes are adhered to and updated when needed.
Experience Required:
- At least three years’ experience in the haulage/freight forwarding industry and having a good understanding of all aspects of fleet and driver management, scheduling/planning, WTD and tachographs.
- IT literate in Microsoft Office packages and have the ability to compile, analyse and interpret relevant data
- Extensive knowledge and application of health and safety procedures
If you possess the necessary qualifications and are passionate about optimising transportation processes, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity as a Transport Planner.