Transport Planner

Do you enjoy working as a team and are looking to join a very successful and thriving distribution company?

• Location: ERITH, Kent DA8
• Job Type: Full-time, Monday to Friday 11am - 6pm or 6am-2pm (Shifts/ rota)
• Salary: £30,000 - £32,000 per annum

The Transport Planner will have experience in vehicle route planning and enjoy a role that involves admin and multi-tasking.

You will be working with internal drivers, allocating workloads, and ensuring efficient daily operations within our transport department.

• Plan and allocate drivers’ rounds for the next day, ensuring efficient routing and load planning using our own fleet and TPN network.
• Re-route and plan specific loads, and allocate second runs to available drivers depending on the current plan.
• Manage client emails, ensuring information is correct, rates are accurate, and the required paperwork is supplied to customers/clients.
• Handle telephone queries from TPN depots, providing general information and ETA’s.
• Prepare drivers’ rounds, print loading lists, collection notes, and run sheets for drivers to get signed.
• Check and update details for Implants (customers with EDI links).
• Route vehicles for the next day, planning loads based on volumes versus vehicle size.
• Allocate daily vehicles/drivers to cover collection points and print labels for own fleet deliveries, issuing them to the warehouse.
• Monitor scans on trunk vehicles throughout the shift, matching details and coordinating with the warehouse as needed.
• Print trunk drivers’ manifests with the correct QR code and outbound manifests each night, placing them in the outbound folder.
• Keep the whiteboard updated with priorities for the next day and update the drivers’ list/availability for routing.
• Prioritise pallet movement to the hub based on dedicated delivery days or service levels.
• Print out general haulage records for the next day and document for accounts processing.
• Rebook TPN jobs from other depots and recharge for final delivery.

• Good telephone manner and customer service skills.
• Comfortable with IT, particularly MS Office packages.
• Fundamental knowledge of vehicle route planning.
• Good interpersonal skills, able to work independently and as part of a small, multi-disciplined team.
• Ability to multitask and work on own initiative in a busy transport-oriented office.

• 3% employee pension scheme
• Work with a long-standing well-known company who offer progression and development opportunities 
• 22 days holiday PLUS bank holidays
• End of year bonus/ vouchers and team meal

Don't miss out on this exciting Transport Planner opportunity - Apply now with your latest CV and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are interested in this role: