Senior Container Planner - London Gateway
8 hours ago
Stanford-le-Hope
Position: Senior Container Planner Location: Stanford-Le-Hope Salary: Up to £50,000 + Company Car Hours: Monday to Friday Are you an experienced container transport professional looking to take the next step in your career? We are working with a well-established container haulage operator based near London Gateway that is seeking a hands-on Senior Container Planner to join their growing operation. This position is ideally suited to an experienced planner who enjoys being heavily involved in the day-to-day operation, while also having the capability and ambition to step into a Depot Manager position in the near future. You will play a key role in supporting the smooth running of the transport operation, mentoring junior planners, improving efficiencies, and helping drive commercial performance across the business. The Role: As Senior Container Planner, you will take responsibility for coordinating a busy container transport operation, ensuring deliveries and collections are planned efficiently while maintaining excellent customer service levels. You will work closely with drivers, customers, and senior management, acting as a key point of support within the operation. This is a role with genuine progression potential into depot leadership as the business continues to grow. Key Responsibilities: • Plan and coordinate daily container transport movements efficiently, • Liaise closely with drivers, customers, and ports to ensure smooth operations, • Support and mentor junior planners within the team, • Ensure compliance with transport regulations, driver hours, and operational procedures, • Monitor operational performance and identify areas for improvement, • Handle operational issues including delays, breakdowns, and driver queries, • Support the wider management team with operational and commercial decision-making Requirements: • Proven experience within container haulage or general haulage planning, • Strong knowledge of UK transport regulations and compliance, • Previous experience in a senior planning or supervisory capacity would be advantageous, • Excellent communication and organisational skills, • Ability to perform well within a fast-paced transport environment, • Ambition and capability to progress into a Depot Manager role over time What's on Offer: • Salary up to £50,000, • Company car, • Clear progression path into depot management, • Opportunity to join a stable and growing business, • A key operational role with genuine influence on the success of the depot If you're looking for a long-term opportunity within a dynamic and growing container haulage business, we'd love to hear from you. WR Logistics are the #1 recruitment partner for all vacancies in the logistics industry. We recruit in the UK & USA for permanent jobs. WR is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. JTRA1_UKTJ