Platform Resourcing Limited
Published
August 16, 2021
Location
United Kingdom
Job Type
Min Salary
24000
Max Salary
26000
Benefits
+ Benefits + Holidays + Pension
Town City Location
Cwmbran

Description

We are currently working in partnership with a Manufacturing Business based in Cardiff who are looking to employ a permanent Logistics Coordinator to ensure all transport movements are organised and planned in a cost-effective manner, reaching their destinations safely, securely and on time.

The successful Transport Planner will have logistics experience within either a Transport/ Logistics business or have experience of planning transport within a manufacturing/ engineering company.

Transport Planner Benefits

  • £24,000 to £26,000 yearly salary, based on experience
  • Yearly bonus up to 10% of annual salary (Between £2,400 and £2,600 for this position paid every April)
  • Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm working hours
  • Permanent, stable role within a growing organisation during an exciting period of expansion
  • 23 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays
  • Contributory pension
  • Free Parking
  • Christmas Shutdown
  • Progression opportunities available

Transport Planner Duties and Responsibilities

  • Organise the distribution of goods, ensuring the correct products are delivered to the correct location on time and at a suitable cost
  • Ensure H&S procedures are always followed
  • Review haulage benchmarking to ensure costings are realistic
  • Monitor all transport costings and product associate KPI's
  • Ensure all shipments are costed on a weekly basis and distributed correctly to all hauliers
  • Ensure all product is planned and any planning issues are advised to the wider team
  • Ensure all vehicles are planned according to the best possible price and haulage option
  • Complete customer confirmations when planning, ensuring the delivery requirement is correct
  • Building relationships and improving customer service
  • Providing holiday cover to the wider planning team planning respectively
  • Ensure all export product is correctly planned and paperwork is provided quickly
  • Ensure all paperwork is correct for loading teams
  • Confirmation of all deliveries whilst planning and ensuring follow ups are actioned

Transport Planner Essential Experience/Qualifications

  • Experience within a logistics role, planning transport requirements for the company
  • Strong Geographical knowledge with a logistical and systematic approach to work
  • Experience of liaising with various internal teams as well as customers
  • The ability to solve problems and make key decisions under pressure, as well as think laterally and offer creative solutions
  • Good IT skills, including experience of using Microsoft programs and preferably SAP
  • A positive attitude towards continued learning
  • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well as part of a team, as well as individually

Privacy and General Data Protection Policy

By applying for this position, you are giving consent for Platform Resourcing Limited to contact you regarding this vacancy and to discuss potential opportunities that would be seen to be in both parties’ interest for the explicit reason of assisting you to find work. Your details will not be passed on to any prospective employer/s without your prior consent. Platform Resourcing will not share any of your details with any third parties unless deemed suitable by you as the applicant/data subject.

The above is a general overview and should not be used as a comprehensive list of Platform Resourcing Limited’s commitments. You can find more information on how we handle your data please see our Data Protection and General Data Protection Policy within our policies page on our company website. If you have any questions, please call before applying.

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