Average Transport Planner salary in the UK

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 planningStrong attention to detailGood geographical knowledge of London and home countiesHighly organised and methodicalExcellent written and verbal communication skillsMust have flexibility, able to adapt to last minute changes and deadlinesCan work well as a teamHave a problem solving mindsetCompetent 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

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 planningStrong attention to detailGood geographical knowledge of London and home countiesHighly organised and methodicalExcellent written and verbal communication skillsMust have flexibility, able to adapt to last minute changes and deadlinesCan work well as a teamHave a problem solving mindsetCompetent 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

My client is seeking an experienced Transport Planner to join their team on a permanent basis. Working hours Monday - Friday 1.00pm- 9.00pm Role Deliver the most efficient delivery plan for company fleet and develop effective planning measurement of performance and productivity, providing feedback and guidance where needed You will also be responsible for Driving results through historical data collection and market trend analytics, leading to actionable processes and metrics. Key Duties Responsible for development and continues improvement of planning software to gain efficacies and savingsPlan delivery fleet considering legal and financial parametersImprove financial status by analysing results; monitoring variances; identifying trends; recommending actions to managementDetermines cost of operations by establishing standard costs; collecting operational dataIdentifies financial status by comparing and analysing actual results with plans and forecastsDetermines cost of operations by establishing standard costs; collecting operational data.Identifies financial status by comparing and analysing actual results with plans and forecastsImplement process changes to improve operational performanceSupport to develop cost analysis models and frameworks to support, prioritize and influence the supply chain team and other networks in the organizationHighlights and drives change through the organisation through use of data and appropriate systems to manage cost and service and identify opportunities for improvement in the routing departmentAnalyse large amounts of data and draw conclusions, develop a project plan, and execute the planAct as a liaison between routing, sales, transportation, and operations teamsComplete analysis on new customers to ensure on-time deliveriesWork cross-departmentally to bolster analytics and reporting focused on Key Performance Indicators Skills & Experience At least 2 years operational transport experience.Experience of PC based transport scheduling systemKnowledge of Tachograph regulation, RTD/WTD, basic operator licence compliance requirementsPrevious face to face management of delivery drivers