Mid-Level Transport Planner - Owens Group

Owens Group

Mid-level Not specified Carrington, ENG, GB

Posted 4 days ago

Job summary

Join Owens Group's transport team planning routes and schedules! Lead the timely traffic planning using strong organizational skills for top-notch customer service. Owens Group, offering a supportive environment, is focused on compliant transport operations with opportunities for your personal development. Apply now to be part of a proactive team making a significant impact!

Role details
Role
Full-time
Industry
Transport And Freight
Employment
Fulltime
Experience
2 Years +
Education
CPC Holder Desirable
Responsibilities
  • Plan ahead tasks and resources
  • Continue to build relationships with external customers
  • Carry out tasks largely unsupervised
  • Liaise with customers/suppliers/drivers for operations
  • Prioritise and coordinate workloads
  • Achieve respect for competence through successful partnerships
Requirements
  • Experience of working at a similar level
  • Ability to work flexibly and make decisions quickly
  • Monitor compliance and work with drivers to eliminate infringements
Benefits
  • Opportunities for personal development
  • Supportive working environment
Key skills
Traffic Management Compliance Problem Solving Communication Geographical Knowledge Excel
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    Owens Group is a fast developing, multisite organisation, with a large diverse customer base, making this an exciting opportunity.
    As a result, Owens Group is looking to recruit a Night Transport Planner.

    To take responsibility for the timely traffic planning of routes and scheduling delivery times to ensure that the customer receives a first class service in a cost effective way.
    Responsibilities and Duties:
    Key Accountabilities
    Carry out tasks largely unsupervised to cost and quality standards
    Plan ahead \
  • • tasks and resources. Liaise with internal/external customers to resolve problems.
    • Collect, analyse and distribute information/data.
    Provide professional/specialist advice both internally and externally.
    Developing relationships with external customer.
    Specify and ensure levels of support service are in place.
    Prioritise and co\-ordinate workloads
    Completion of tasks to time and quality standards
    No customer complaints Working to budgets
    Successful working partnerships with customers, internal and external
    Delivering the right advice in a timely manner Achieving respect of others about your competence.
    Practising safe working procedures.
    Specific Key Accountabilities
    Working with customers/suppliers/drivers and other traffic desks, planning routes and scheduling delivery times to ensure the smooth running of the operation
    Working with customers/suppliers/drivers and other traffic desks, planning routes and scheduling delivery times to ensure the smooth running of the operation
    Prioritising workload, route planning driver brief and de\-brief
    Liaise with other depots within the Company
    Driver communication and monitoring
    Strong organisational skills for planning schedules, journeys and loads
    Proactively work to reduce late deliveries and missed time slots
    Ability to work flexibly and to make decisions quickly
    Excellent communication skills and the ability to deal with people at all levels
    Maintain computerised system Stirling. Have the skills to use excel spread sheet
    A good understanding of transport regulations currently in force
    Good geographical knowledge
    Booking driver agency staff depending on workload
    Must monitor Compliance and work with drivers and Compliance to eliminate infringements
    Must ensure that all drivers are aware of SAFED, and be actively involved in improving SAFED achievements to goals
    Must be an integral part of, and is responsible for employee health and safety
    Ensure that vehicles and trailers are available in a timely manner to adhere to Compliance and inspection requirements
    Provide general support appropriate to the management when require
    Specific Qualifications/ Job Training:
    Experience of working at a similar level.
     CPC holder desirable (National) but not essential
    Job specific qualification preferred
     Specific Experience
    Traffic Management
     Dealing with VOSA Compliance
    Problem solving/logical thinking
     Working unsupervised, continually managing time and prioritising work to meet tight deadlines.
    Specific Skills
    Computer skills, Stirling (desirable), Excel
    Good communication skills, interaction at all levels internal and external.
    Geographical knowledge
    Team player with a flexible 'Can Do' attitude