Senior Transport Planner

Job DescriptionLocation – ColeraineContract – Full-time, permanentHours – Sunday-Thursday 2pm - 10pm.Job summary:This rounded role will liaise with and support other departments, plan daily deliveries to sub- depots, work with 3PL partners and plan & coordinate multi-drop routes with drivers, across the Island of Ireland and Scotland. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a vibrant team within a healthy, growing business.Main duties & responsibilities:Plan and manage drivers and vehicles to allocated routes and loads.Programme and schedule orders for delivery throughout designated areas and generate relevant documentation.Issue daily instructions to drivers and communicate nature of work.Maintain high levels of customer satisfaction.Ensure maximum use of resources in a cost-effective manner – Proactively work to ensure timely deliveries and logical delivery schedules.Minimise fuel costs and maximise driver hours.Work to identify areas of cost saving.Focus on efficiency to maximise fleet utilisation.Debrief drivers.Ensure WTD and EU Tachograph requirements adhered to.Keep up to date with current legislation regarding Road Haulage regulations.Update company systems to ensure efficient operations.Manage Query Management System in line with KPI’s.Bring to the attention of the Senior Managers any complaints from both customers, and drivers.Liaise with and action requests from the Customer Service team, Drivers, Sales and 3PL partners.Essential criteria:Supervisory experience within a Transport department, in a high volume/turnover business.Significant demonstratable experience with route planning software for example: Roadnet, Paragon, or Max Optra.Considerable demonstratable experience with telematics software such as Teletrac, Quartix or Orbcom.The ability to communicate well at all levels within the business.The confidence to make decisions under pressure, and to a tight timescale.A high level of attention to detail.Willingness to manage their own time to achieve daily targets.Customer focused team player.Have excellent problem solving, analytical and organizational skills.First-rate knowledge of Microsoft office packages with a focus on Excel.Show flexibility in relation to duties and responsibilities with a willingness to learn and develop.Desirable criteria3rd level qualification in Business or a relevant discipline.Transport manager CPC Road HaulageProven experience using Power BI and an ability to build reports.Category B Licence
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