Senior Transport Planner

Senior Transport Planner

Location: Hull / East Yorkshire

Salary: Up to £41,000 DOE

Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Winsearch are working with a growing business in the Hull / East Yorkshire area who are looking to appoint an experienced Senior Transport Planner to join their team.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a busy logistics environment, taking ownership of daily transport activity and helping to improve processes as the business continues to grow.

The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting day-to-day transport planning, keeping operations running smoothly, resolving issues and ensuring clear communication across all parties.

This role would suit someone who is confident working at pace, enjoys problem solving and is looking for a long-term opportunity with genuine career growth.

The Role

As Senior Transport Planner, you will be responsible for supporting the planning and coordination of daily transport activity.

Duties will include:

Planning and coordinating daily transport movements
Liaising with internal teams, customers and external transport partners
Monitoring schedules and reacting quickly to changes, delays or issues
Managing transport queries and resolving operational problems
Updating systems and maintaining accurate records
Supporting route planning, delivery planning and wider logistics coordination
Communicating clearly to keep activity on track
Reviewing current processes and identifying areas for improvement
Helping to implement more structured and efficient ways of working
Supporting the wider team with ad hoc logistics and operational requirements
The Candidate

We are looking for someone with strong previous experience in a transport planning, logistics coordination, traffic office or similar operational role.

You will ideally have:

Experience within transport, logistics, distribution, supply chain or a similar fast-paced environment
Strong planning and organisation skills
Excellent communication skills
Confidence managing changing priorities throughout the day
A proactive approach to problem solving
Good attention to detail
Experience using transport systems, planning tools or operational databases
The ability to build strong working relationships with internal and external contacts
Confidence taking ownership of workload and making decisions
Experience improving processes, systems or ways of working would be highly beneficial
This role could suit someone currently working as a Senior Transport Planner, Transport Planner, Logistics Planner, Transport Coordinator, Traffic Planner, Fleet Coordinator, Traffic Operator or Logistics Coordinator.

What's on Offer

Salary up to £41,000 DOE
Permanent, full-time opportunity
Opportunity to join a growing business
Genuine long-term career growth and development
Varied role with real ownership
Scope to improve processes and make a positive impact
Supportive working environment
Opportunity to be part of a developing team
This is a great opportunity for an experienced transport or logistics professional who wants to take ownership of their role, improve processes and build a long-term career within a growing business.

For more information, please contact Naomi Coates at Winsearch on (phone number removed) or email (url removed).

Our clients and their customers come from diverse backgrounds and so do we. We hire our people from various walks of life, each of whom make our company stronger with their talent, uniqueness, and expertise. This is what makes our company special; if you want to help us grow and take this ethos to our clients, then we cannot wait to collaborate with you!

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