Senior Transport Planner
7 days ago
Wakefield
Job Title: Senior Transport Planner \n Location: Wakefield (on-site) \n Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 Depending on Experience \n Job Type: Full-time, Permanent, Monday to Friday \n Loom Talent is recruiting a Senior Transport Planner on behalf of a well-established national home and interiors retailer, at their Wakefield distribution site. \n This is a hands-on planning role within a busy transport team, reporting into the Transport Planning Manager and working alongside three other planners to coordinate the efficient, cost-effective and compliant movement of product to customers across the UK. \n What you'll be doing: \n\n • Planning and scheduling daily vehicle routes and loads as part of the wider planning team, liaising with hauliers and drivers to secure capacity and resolve day-to-day issues.\n, • Sharing knowledge and best practice with fellow planners, and supporting the Transport Planning Manager with more complex or higher-priority routes.\n, • Working closely with warehouse, procurement and customer service teams to align dispatch with stock availability and order priorities.\n, • Monitoring delivery performance and compliance (DVSA, drivers' hours, H&S), flagging exceptions and keeping the team informed.\n\n \n What we're looking for: \n\n • Proven experience in a transport planning or logistics scheduling role, ideally within retail, distribution or manufacturing\n, • Strong working knowledge of UK transport compliance (drivers' hours, DVSA regulations, Working Time Directive), plus confident use of transport/routing software and Excel\n, • Good communication and team-working skills, comfortable collaborating with hauliers, drivers and colleagues across the business.\n, • A proactive, organised, hands-on approach suited to a fast-paced distribution environment.\n\n Why apply: \n\n • Join a well-established, growing retailer with a strong reputation in its market\n, • Part of an established four-person planning team with a clear reporting line into the Transport Planning Manager.\n, • Monday to Friday working.\n, • Competitive salary of £35,000 - £40,000 depending on experience.\n, • Stable, permanent position with a business investing in its logistics operation.\n\n \n To apply, or for a confidential conversation about the role, contact Kieran Hayes at Loom Talent,