Transport Planner

Job Title: Transport Planner

Location: Verwood

Salary: £28,000-£30,000

Job type: Full-time / Permanent

Established in 1986, Verplas Ltd is one of the UK’s leading ventilation ducting manufacturers. With increasing capabilities within extrusion and plastic injection moulding, our wide range of UK ventilation products has continued to lead the way within the domestic ventilation market for over 30 years. We are recognised within our industry as an innovative award-winning company. Verplas specialises in supporting the specification market- place by providing industry-changing solutions. We work to ensure customers have the right tools in order to select the most energy efficient ducting systems. Our patent approved Self-Seal Ducting systems provide specifiers with a leak free system and peace of mind.

About the role:

Reporting to the Transport Manager, the Transport Planner is responsible for managing a team of drivers, forklift operators and office assistants to provide excellent transport services internally and to our external customers, ensuring company goals and targets are achieved. The Transport Planner will understand the requirements of our customers and in turn carry out effective load/route planning. They will ensure company compliance with all policies, legislation and health and safety procedures. They will identify operational issues, potential problems and opportunities to improve the service and efficiency of the transport department.

Responsibilities:

• Planning routes throughout the UK as per customer orders
• Briefing & debriefing drivers, ensuring they get the correct and full information for deliveries/collections
• Downloading tachograph data and communicating reports
• Managing vehicle service schedules
• Helping to manage calls and email enquiries, sending and receiving information from customers, suppliers and drivers
• Accepting and dealing with customers’ orders, tracking orders and providing customers with updates, organising paperwork for customer orders
• Problem solving, fleet optimisation, reducing fuel and overhead costs and maximising drivers’ hours
• Helping other staff with any ad-hoc and other administration duties
• Continue to build and expand customer base for transport services
• Adhering to Health and Safety Practices and Driver Regulations
• Organising Sub-contractors, booking loads and recording shipments
• Managing POD’s, and all paperwork within the Transport Office
• In all aspects of your role sustainability should be considered and looked at to ensure we reduce the company’s impact on the planet
• Help integrate 5S within the department working to improve all processes
• Embrace the culture change programme and lead by example and highlight when fellow employees do not adhere to the beliefs
• Provide support to the management team and carry out additional tasks and responsibilities as are reasonably compatible with this job description and its objectives as and when required

Skills Required:

• Two years proven experience in a similar Transport Planner Role
• Strong geographical knowledge of UK
• Knowledge of driver hours rules and regulations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Competent use of MS Office – particularly Microsoft Excel and Outlook
• Organisational Skills, including good time keeping and prioritizing of tasks
• High attention to detail, professional and approachable
• Can work as part of a team as well as on own initiative
• Can work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Willing to adapt to changing situations and quick to make decisions
• Positive can-do attitude, reliable and hardworking
• Able to handle customers and staff in difficult situations

Desirable:

• Sage 200 – advantageous but training will be given
• Forklift licence (Ideal but not essential, will provide training)
• Possess energy, drive, ambition, flexibility & focuses on results
• A good internal communicator, influencer & team member
• Ability to grow & develop, to meet future challengers at Verplas Ltd
• Methodical and logical mind with a keen attention to detail
• Highly organised with excellent time management skills
• Culturally sensitive and emotionally intelligent

Benefits:

• Free Parking
• Free Tea & Coffee
• 22 days holiday + bank holidays. 23 days after 5 years’ service. 24 days after 10 years’ service
• Birthday off each year
• 2 Paid Volunteering days
• Employee Assistance Program
• Death in Service (following successful completion of probation)
• Benefits hub
• Help at hand
• Cycle to work scheme
• Bonus Scheme
• Friendly, inclusive working environment
• Room for growth within the company

If you have a can-do attitude and the above sounds like you, apply today!

Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Logistics Manager, Distribution Controller, Fleet Manager, Transport Manager, Logistics Supervisor, Transport Supervisor, Logistics Coordinator, Transportation Manager, Freight Manager, Transport Planner, Supply Chain Controller, Cargo Manager, Transport Coordinator, Shipment and Logistics Manager, Distribution Coordinator, Transport Operations Manager, Supply Chain Coordinator may also be considered for this role.