Business Overview:
The business is proud to be one of the largest independent appliance retailers in the UK, selling top-brand appliances at incredibly competitive prices. Although we’re delivering goods across the country six days a week, we’re still a local company. Based in Bunny, a rural village on the outskirts of Nottingham. Our employees are friendly and knowledgeable, and they’ll always go above and beyond to ensure our customers get the best service possible.
Overview:
As a Transport Planner; you will be responsible for evaluating, planning, and coordinating transportation and routes for a fleet of 20 3.5t Vehicles and 6 3PL partners to ensure the safe and efficient movement of goods from the supplier into goods in via 3PL partners to Customers residential addresses and the routing of each daily delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
• Develop Transportation Plans: Create plans for driver daily routes ensuring time and distance is achievable within the operation hours
• Coordinate: Work with customers and managers to understand their unique transportation requirements and relay any issues arising directly to management.
• Analyse Traffic Patterns: Identify roadway issues, recommend improvements based on traffic analysis, and inform drivers of possible route problems to avoid.
• Create Route Maps and Schedules: Develop efficient routes and schedules considering factors like distance, time, and cost.
• Communicate with 3PL Carriers: contact and organise inbound deliveries with carriers and suppliers to ensure optimal transport services.
• Developing and managing relationships, agreements and contracts with internal and external clients, partners and suppliers
• Monitor Performance Metrics: Track delivery times, costs, and other performance metrics, making adjustments as necessary.
• Ensure Compliance: Adhere to regulations, including health and safety laws and environmental standards.
• Stay Updated: Keep up with emerging transportation technologies
Experience and Education Requirements:
• Education: a good level of secondary education to include English and Mathematics as core subjects
• Experience: Hands-on experience with transportation planning software, working within a similar environment and fleet size.
• Skills: Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, effective communication abilities, and familiarity with industry trends, environmental regulations, and traffic management policies
• Commitment to equality and diversity.
• Commitment to health and safety.
• Understanding of HR procedures
• Understanding of the requirements of Operator Licence, DVSA, DVLA and Traffic Commissioner roles and regulations as they relate to vehicle maintenance, compliance.
Others
Customer Focused
• We put our customers’ needs and expectations at the heart of all that we do. We expect our employees to have a full understanding of those needs and expectations so that we can provide high quality, appropriate services at all times.