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Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Plan all relevant customer deliveries utilising the software available at site to ensure delivery windows are met

Plan vehicles as close to maximum capacity and time parameters as possible therefore ensuring full efficiency of the vehicles

Ensure vehicle earnings are greater than vehicle costs to achieve a healthy margin

Have good commercial / financial awareness

Ensure loads meet safety standards

Communicate routes to and liaise with other Depots / Sites

Source and plan backloads to avoid vehicle empty running

Fully understand agreed KPIs for Department

Work within a team of planners and administration staff

Ability to think outside the box

Ability to remain calm and focused in a fast paced environment

Support, comply and ensure complicity with the companys Quality Policy Document and its objectives of delivering a profitable and unrivalled quality service admired by competitors.

Support, comply and ensure complicity with Health, Safety and Environmental regulations, the company handbook, Quality standards and all other company policies and procedures

Person Criteria:

Intermediate / Advanced proficiency in the use of MS Excel, Word, Outlook and Power Point

Ability to question, challenge and improve upon existing processes

Flexibility and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances

Strong Interpersonal and people management skills

Resilience with an ability to keep calm under pressure and continue to follow the correct processes even under difficult circumstances

Meticulous attention to detail

Excellent time management skills

Diplomacy and discretion

Excellent command of the English language including communication skills, written and verbal

Excellent communication skills with both customers and suppliers

Ability to work in small team in addition to having experience of establishing strong working relationships with colleagues from other areas

Experience of working in a transport office

Knowledge of Drivers Hours, tacho-graph and WTD legislation

Good geographical knowledge the UK