Transport Planner
22 hours ago
London
About The Role Are you ready to join a Company that really believes that people are the very heart of the business and really values your contribution? Due to the continued expansion of the business and increasing demands, we’re looking for a Transport Planner who will thrive in a busy environment. Reporting to the Regional Transport Manager, yo u'll be responsible for the delivery of effective and efficient transport routes across multiple Sunbelt Rentals depots for a number of drivers and vehicles up to an approximate maximum of 10 drivers or 8 vehicles. You'll play an active role in the safe operations of our transport operation and to ensure our drivers, vehicles and routes operate to the highest levels of safety Your Key Responsibilities Will Include • Responsible for route efficiency. Lead review process & compliance to optimise van/LGV schedules and 3PL usage, • Responsible for delivering the Operational Performance to the agreed KPI targets, • The agreed KPIs will include:, • On Time delivery performance, • Vehicle productivity in the form of jobs per vehicle (JPV) KPI, • Number of Accidents through demonstrative action to reduce the number of accidents, • Vehicle uptime by reducing vehicle off road (VOR) time, • 100% POD and POC compliance to ensure revenue collection, • Working pro-actively to reduce missed time-slots & late deliveries, • Ensuring any transport issues arising from customers & drivers are resolved, • Excellent organisation skills and the ability to stay calm under pressure., • The role will cover resources and routes in multiple depots with vehicles and people, • Transport planning in a similar or transferable environment such as a Transport office managing multiple locations, drivers and vehicles with responsibility for routing and route optimisation, Transport compliance and O licence regulations. Someone who has or is working towards Transport Manager CPC would be ideal, • IT skills, a good level of technical proficiency is preferred in both transport and workforce management related systems such as Paragon, Job Watch (Big Change) or Rotec and general Microsoft applications such as Excel or Access, Business Objects, • Excellent geographical knowledge of UK road network, • Personable nature with a “can do” approach to their work, • A good understanding of how to be assertive and to react appropriately depending on the circumstances, • Commercial focus with an understanding of the impact of cost on the Transport operation, • A drive to be proactive. This role requires forward planning and being able to react and thinking quickly