Traffic Planner
9 days ago
Derby
Traffic Planner (Full-Time) Location: DerbyHours: 10am-7pm Monday to FridaySalary: £35,000 - £40,000 per annum About the Role We're looking for an experienced Traffic Planner to join a fast-paced transport operations team. In this role, you'll be responsible for the day-to-day planning of vehicle movements, ensuring routes are efficient, compliant, and delivered to a high standard. You'll work independently to keep operations running smoothly-maximising fleet availability, reducing cost, and supporting strong service performance. What You'll Do • Plan efficient routes and driver schedules using transport management systems (TMS) for both LTL and FTL movements, • Use strong knowledge of UK road networks, traffic patterns, and regional route constraints, • Ensure compliance with UK/EU regulations including driver hours, breaks, and tachograph rules, • Allocate jobs to drivers based on vehicle suitability, availability, and route requirements, • Log issues such as delays, breakdowns, and customer concerns as they arise, • Brief drivers on routes, hours, and delivery requirements, supporting them in real time, • Adjust plans quickly in response to delays, closures, weather, or staffing changes, • Liaise with subcontractors, agencies, and external partners to maintain service l...