Transport Planner

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Transport Planner</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Salary: £33,000k - £36,000k plus excellent benefits</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Role: Full Time Permanent</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Location: Teesside - Middlesbrough – A19</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Global organisation – UK road</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Immediate Hire</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">This is an excellent opportunity to join a large global organisation in a Senior Transport Planner role.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">You will be responsible for planning and providing support to road, Sea & Rail freight throughout the UK / Europe.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">This is a new additional role to the planning team and</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">you will be able to add real value to the FMCG organisation.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Role Information: -</p>

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<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>To provide operational transport planning support to drivers and customers.</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and internal customers ensuring excellent operational performance.</span></li>

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<p class="text-muted mb-3">You will be responsible for giving effective and clear instructions using excellent communication skills, both verbally and written, in a professional manner to all internal and external contacts/personnel.</p>

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<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Plan, book, record and confirm all appropriate transport arrangements.</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Operate the computer traffic system ensuring accurate data input, regularly checking and updating confirmations, transactions and orders.</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Liaise with drivers, shipping agents & freight forwarders supplying them with clear and detailed instructions.</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Assume responsibility for any consignment issues within the transport office, reporting these to the Transport Manager and effectively handling any queries.</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Provide calculations regarding sales and job costs in accordance with internal procedures. Responsible for issuing rate confirmations as and where necessary and recording these agreements.</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Arrange additional resource or alternative options to effectively cover all operational activity.</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Ensure planning carried out in the most efficient and cost-effective way to achieve optimum margin potential.</span></li>

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<p class="text-muted mb-3">Experience:</p>

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<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Logistics experience</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>FMCG</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Familiar with using Excel</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Excellent communication</span></li>

<li class="d-flex align-items-start mb-2"><i class="mdi mdi-circle-medium text-success fs-15 me-2 mt-1"></i><span>Commercially focused</span></li>

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