Details:
- Salary: £28,000 - Annum
- Location: Bristol City of Bristol
- Date: 4 weeks ago
Description:
Our Avonmouth based Client has a requirement for a Transport Planner to join a dynamic team.
This role would be well suited to individuals with a background/keen interest in Planning, Logistics or Transport Planning who are flexible, organised and used to working in a fast-paced environment.
Role Responsibilities:
* Communicate with customers times of delivery, and any possible delay’s that may occur.
* Answer phone in polite and timely manner taking orders, enquires and instructions from our clients.
* Liaise with supply chain to ensure material in stock and ordered for coming orders.
* Liasing with fleet and subcontractors to ensure all allocated orders and being delivered, as planned and on time as directed by Transport planner.
* Regular call to site and customers to be proactive in gathering information on forthcoming orders and requirements from our customers.
* Regular update on Internal order sheet to ensure correct information is ready for entering
* Assist in management and utilisation of the haulage fleet including subcontractors.
* Key point of contact for the driving team and subcontractors.
* Planning the routes for all vehicles, focusing on cost and efficiency
* Provide drivers with important routing information and site specific instructions.
* Re-routing drivers as and when required quickly and efficiently.
* Track drivers progress and update client when required or requested.
Monitor road network issues and advise drivers accordingly.
* Provide information between the operations, regarding incoming and outgoing material.
* Assist with accident investigation and reporting.
* Assist in implementation of new software to streamline quotation, planning and dispatch functions of transport department.
* • Ad hoc duties as and when required.
Key Skills
* Previous transport experience
* Excellent communication skills
* IT skills to include Excel - training will be provided for specialist software
* Able to work under pressure
* Driver