Transport Planning Manager

Are you looking for a fulfilling and rewarding career rather than just another job? Do you have experience working within planning? Are you keen to expand upon that experience with a forward-thinking company that really delivers progression and personal growth? Then you’re in the right place!

Dedicated to the Matalan operation at Knowsley, Liverpool, you’ll be responsible for the end-to-end planning and the transport network including the efficient planning of routes, trunks and collections and backhaul.

This is a full-time, 6 month fixed term contract role. The working hours are Monday to Friday 08:00 – 17:00, with some flexibility required. This is logistics after all!

Pay, benefits and more:

You’ll be paid a salary of up to £55,000 per annum depending upon experience. You’ll also receive 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), as well as the option to buy additional days so you can enjoy a positive work-life balance. You’ll have access to private healthcare, a dental plan, a workplace pension, our GXO University which provides you the opportunity to learn new skills and gain qualifications at a pace that you’re comfortable with. Plus, many other perks, such as a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme and our continued focus on internal promotions, over 55% last year!

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Provide, build and implement optimal and seasonal transport network plans across all customer sites, capturing all customer and operational requirements
• Manage and own a central database of all customers, customer locations and associated information to support network planning (delivery windows/restrictions, vehicle restrictions, delivery point requirements etc)
• Client forecast compiling and subsequently sharing in a concise format to relevant operations
• Support with plan vs actual analysis for routes, collections, trunks, client volumes and other metrics to continually improve operations

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Experience in transport/transport network modelling and planning experience is essential
• Expert and in depth Paragon experience is essential
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills is essential
• Capable of working under pressure with tight timescales

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