Transport Planner

  • Job Reference: 1213413100A1
  • Date Posted: 17 October 2024
  • Employer: GXO Logistics
  • Location: United Kingdom
  • Salary: On Application
  • Sector: Transport & Logistics

Job Description

Are you an experienced Transport Planner or Senior Transport Administrator ready for your next career move? Do you want to take the next step in your professional development with an employer committed to supporting your growth? If so, we want to hear from you!

 

We're seeking a Transport Planner to join our team in Draycott in the Clay. In this role, you'll be responsible for manual route planning across our UK network, as well as providing vital support to our team of drivers. You'll play a key role in ensuring the efficient and smooth operation of our transport department.

 

Our transport department operates from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm, Monday to Friday, and you'll work alongside another transport planner to cover these hours. Flexibility is key, as logistics requires adaptability.  

 

Pay, benefits and more:

 

We're looking to offer a salary of up to £34,000 per annum, and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, private medical & dental insurance, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You'll also have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more!

 

What you'll do on a typical day:

 

  • Manually route plan for our fleet of 23 vehicles daily, ensuring driver hour regulation are met
  • Track deliveries using the in-house vehicle tracking systems
  • Complete all vehicle resourcing, assuring all vehicles are fully crewed
  • Work with  agency suppliers to ensure we have a supply of drivers  available
  • Liaise with the customer ensuring booking times are correct to enable full utilisation of the fleet

 

What you need to succeed at GXO

 

  • Excellent understanding of manual  transport planning 
  • Strong geographical experience required
  • Knowledge of transport legislation, driver hours and tachograph
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, experience developing relationships with customers and colleagues

 

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

 

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team - energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are Disability Confident Committed as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

 

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.