Details:
- Salary: £33,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: CW5 Calveley Cheshire East
- Date: 1 day ago
Description:
Job Description: Transport Planner
Location: Wardle, Nantwich (CW5)
Salary: £33,000 per annum
Shift Pattern: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM | 5 days on, 2 days off
About the Company
We are an absolute powerhouse in food logistics, boasting a 60-year heritage of keeping the UK’s biggest supermarkets fully stocked. For an ambitious Transport Planner, this is a premium, high-octane desk where you’ll mastermind a major nationwide fleet and coordinate dynamic freight through the Palletline network. Operating across three massive super-hubs in Nantwich, Crewe, and Newcastle-under-Lyme, you’ll be part of a highly stable, blue-chip operation that constantly invests in brand-new vehicles and cutting-edge routing tech.
Key Responsibilities
* Network & Route Optimization: Produce an achievable, cost-effective integrated national transport network plan within strict daily deadlines.
* Real-Time Execution: Monitor live route execution using advanced tracking software (Microlise) and make swift, efficient routing adjustments on the day to ensure orders are delivered On-Time In-Full (OTIF).
* Commercial & Profitability Focus: Review delivery schedules periodically to hit revenue targets, seeking direct opportunities to reduce empty running and optimize fleet utilization within targeted budgets.
* Driver & Compliance Control: Manage and supervise driver workloads, ensuring absolute compliance with EU transport legislation, working hours, and trailer maintenance schedules.
* Stakeholder Coordination: Work seamlessly with transport depots, warehouse operations, suppliers, and customer service teams to resolve failed deliveries, vehicle breakdowns, or booking-in issues.
* Continuous Improvement: Identify and support strategic continuous improvement (CI) initiatives designed to save operational costs or enhance service delivery standards.
What We Are Looking For
* Experience: Minimum of 2–3 years of proven experience in a fast-paced Transport Planning or Coordination role (ideally within a centralized planning or 3PL environment).
* System Literacy: Highly IT literate, with strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel (essential). Direct exposure to Microlise, Paragon, or modern Transport Management Systems (TMS) is highly desirable.
* Compliance & Geography: Solid understanding of EU driver's hours regulations and a comprehensive geographical knowledge of the UK road network.
* Attributes: A logical and analytical mind capable of making calm, objective reasoning and decisive decisions under high-pressure conditions.
Why Join the Team?
* Stability: Become part of a prominent local employer and a wider group that prioritizes internal training, management development, and fluid progression.
* Premium Environment: Work in exceptional, safe, and modern ambient logistics environments utilizing top-tier fleets.
* Benefits: Access to a competitive benefits package including a workplace pension scheme, employee assistance programs, an on-site gym, and a cycle-to-work scheme