Transport Planner

Transport Planner
Location: Aston, Birmingham
Salary: £33,900 per annum
Hours: Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week
Weekends: No weekends

We are recruiting for an experienced Transport Planner to join a well-established food and beverage company based in Aston, Birmingham.

This is a Monday to Friday position working a 40-hour week, with some flexibility around start and finish times. You’ll play an important role in planning and coordinating the company’s daily transport operations, ensuring deliveries are scheduled efficiently and the fleet is operating as effectively as possible.

The Role
Planning and scheduling daily transport requirements
Coordinating deliveries and ensuring jobs are booked in correctly
Working closely with drivers, customers and internal teams
Making sure transport plans are efficient and achievable
Using the Qargo transport planning system to manage and plan work
Dealing with any changes or issues that arise throughout the day
Supporting the wider transport operation as required
Occasional overtime may be required to ensure jobs are booked in and planned correctly. This can be completed remotely where appropriate.About YouWe’re looking for someone with previous experience in transport planning, logistics or fleet operations who is comfortable working in a busy environment and managing multiple jobs at the same time.

Experience using Qargo would be highly beneficial, although full training can be provided to someone with strong transport planning experience.

You’ll need to be organised, reliable and confident communicating with drivers and colleagues, with the ability to prioritise work and react quickly when plans change.

What’s on Offer?
£33,900 per annum
Monday to Friday working
40 hours per week
Flexible start times
No weekend working
Occasional overtime available
Overtime can be completed remotely where appropriate
Opportunity to join an established food and beverage business
Supportive working environmentIf you have previous experience in transport planning and are looking for a Monday-Friday role with no weekend work, we’d be keen to hear from you