Transport Planner

Are you an experienced Transport Planner or Transport Administrator looking for your next role? Are you looking for that little something extra that will develop your career further? Do you want to work for a recognised employer that supports your career development? If you answered yes, read on!

We’re looking for a Transport Planner to join our team at Draycott. You’ll be responsible for route planning across our UK network along with supporting our team of drivers.  You’ll ensure that our transport department always runs in an efficient and effective manner.  You’ll work on a Monday – Friday basis working hours of 7:30am-3:30pm.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £31,000 to £34,000 per annum, and 25 days annual leave (plus 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:

• Track daily deliveries using the in-house vehicle tracking systems.
• Complete all Vehicle resourcing, assuring all vehicles are fully crewed.
• Liaise with all Agency suppliers to ensure a supply of drivers is always available.
• Make sure all daily plans always fall within the driver’s hour regulations.
• Liaise with the customer ensuring booking times are correct to enable full utilisation of the fleet.

What you need to succeed at GXO

• Track daily deliveries using the in-house vehicle tracking systems.
• Experience of working in a transport environment, ideally within Transport Planning
• Knowledge of transport legislation, driver hours and tachograph
• Experience of cost control and working within budget, reporting, and managing cost variances
• Good geographical experience required
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, experience developing relationships with customers and colleagues

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. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are Disability Confident Committed as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

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