Transport Planner

Are you “planning” the next step in your career?  Are ready to make that change? Want to expand your knowledge in a new environment?

Here at GXO, we are recruiting for a Transport Planner to join our Drinks national network Planning Team in Derby. The purpose of the role is to manage the planning / routing of the 82 vehicles across 6 sites ensuring that the network is being fully utilised whilst meeting both the customer requirements within budgetary constraints. You’ll be working in a fast-paced environment with an enthusiastic team

This is a permanent, full time opportunity working Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 18:00 with 1 weekend rota in 5

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £32,000.00 per annum and 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, private medical & dental insurance, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You’ll also have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more! 

What you’ll do on a typical day:

·        Plan multi-drop routes for our fleet of rigid vehicles delivering beers, wines and spirits to various different client sites

·        Working with high profile clients to enable an efficient and effective operation

·        Conduct remedial planning to effectively manage live changes to the plan

·        Ensure that all related administrative work is carried out accurately and to a high standard

·        Maximise efficiencies through effective management of available resources

·        The ability to communicate effectively at all levels and make confident business decisions

·        Problem solving and a customer service focus

·        Working with subcontractors and used to working under pressure and to tight deadlines

What you need to succeed at GXO:

·        Transport planning experience in a fast-paced environment, transport, events, scheduling

·        Project based experience and a continuous improvement mind-set

·        Good geographical knowledge of UK

·        Experience with planning software from ESP or GTS is an advantage

·        Good interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships.

·        Computer literate in Microsoft office packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work.

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