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Salary icon £38,000 per annum
Location icon Tilbury , Essex

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Transport Planner - Planner / Routing

This rapidly expanding, professional organisation are looking for a highly motivated, positive planner to work within operations.

The successful candidate will play a crucial role in planning and optimizing transportation operations, ensuring efficient route planning for approximately 17 - 20 heavy delivery vehicles using inhouse software.

This is a fast moving industry, and the organisation are growing due to the service and delivery offered to their customers, which is first class.

Previous experience within routing and planning is essential however industry background is open.

Good geographical knowledge is essential, especially in London and the home counties.

Having a professional and approachable attitude is also key as you will be working closely with the team of drivers, and will also be working closely with the Sales team.

Personal profile

  • Experience within routing and planning
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Good geographical knowledge of London and home counties
  • Highly organised and methodical
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Must have flexibility, able to adapt to last minute changes and deadlines
  • Can work well as a team
  • Have a problem solving mindset
  • Competent IT skills, Microsoft and routing software

Hours are 8-5pm, however you will need to be on call from 7.30am, taking calls and queries from your team.

Superb opportunity to work with market leaders. Please send your CV today

Required skills

  • 1
    Planner
  • 1
    Problem Solving
  • 1
    Routing
  • 1
    transport planning

Application questions

Must have planning / routing experience?
strong organisational skills?
Good team player, approachable?
Good geographical knowledge?

Reference: 52385058

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