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Transport Planner
Upto £45k + Benefits
Slough
Our client is a leading FMCG distributor in the UK and we are delighted to assist them in their search for a Transport Planner to manage their route planning schedule at their RDC in Slough on a Monday to Friday basis.
Reporting into the Transport Manager, you will assist the Transport Team in ensuring that the drivers are routed and scheduled in the most efficient way whilst delivering service excellence.
Key Responsibilities as Transport Planner:
- You will be responsible for the planning of routes for drivers, maximising cases per vehicle and managing the volume of cases per vehicle.
- You will work closely with the Transport Team to ensure that all routing and planning complies with drivers working hours and any customer requirements, ensuring that the drivers are delivering service excellence to customers.
- You will need to plan the order of deliveries according to agreed timescales, taking into consideration any customer requirements.
- You will also need a good awareness of legal requirements such as working time directive so that the routes can be planned to accommodate this.
- You will be responsible for responding to urgent changes in customer requirements, adapting routes as required. The Transport Planner will need to be adaptable and find solutions to problems as they arrive.
Ideal person for Transport Planner:
- From a fast paced, FMCG environment, ideally multi-temperature but not essential
- Experience of multi-drop routing
- Strong Customer Service ethos
- A superb communicator, target driven and highly motivated
- A working knowledge of WTD and using Transport Management Systems, such as Paragon.
This is a fantastic opportunity – we look forward to your application.
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