Transport Planner

Job Title: Transport Planner

Location: Ridham Dock Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8SR

Salary: Competitive

Job type: Permanent, Full-time

Working Hours: 8am-5pm Monday - Friday and 1 in 4 Saturdays

About Us:

Countrystyle Recycling are proud to operate the largest independent fleet of modern waste management vehicles in Kent, London and the South East. Our fleet vehicles include dustcarts, skip trucks, hookloaders and bulk haulage lorries. Due to continued growth, we have an opportunity for a Transport Planner to join our Rollon/ Skips department.

About the Role:

To develop an effective, profitable and compliant daily transport plan and manage fleet resources to ensure business requirements and customer satisfaction is delivered at all times.

Responsibilities:

• To develop an effective, profitable and compliant daily transport plan and manage fleet resources to ensure business requirements and customer satisfaction is delivered at all times.
• Review, allocate and schedule jobs for the Roll-on / skip fleet to maximise operational and logistical performance, using the Company’s planning and operating systems.
• Liaise with drivers on a regular basis throughout the day to ensure effective vehicle resources are available and ensure safe vehicle operations.
• Review and support the optimisation of fleet resources and operations to improve profitability and customer service, assisting Head of Rollons with analysis of Fleet KPIs
• Assist the Head of Rollon with transport activities, including the implementation of road transport compliance policies, standards and procedures.
• Manage team of drivers in line with Company policies and procedures, including, where necessary, assisting with disciplinary matters
• Communicate with internal stakeholders, and external customers as required, to resolve all customer service queries.
• Ensure that all queries within the transport operation are dealt with in a timely manner and in accordance with agreed service level agreements.
• Ensure that fleet vehicles are available for scheduled services and compliant to use in all transport operations.
• Co-ordinate with fleet workshops (internal and external) over maintenance of vehicle defects raised by drivers
• Input job requests raised via telephone and email accurately onto the AMCS system.
• Liaise with Fleet Compliance team and coordinate the investigation of all road transport accidents.
• Liaise with Health and Safety team and coordinate the investigation of all personal injury accidents, as well as risk assessments of operations and customer sites.
• Ensure that all relevant toolbox talks issued by the Compliance team are delivered to the drivers in line with Company policy.

Person Specification:

Essential:

• Strong organisational and planning skills
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Excellent people management skills
• Able to prioritise workload and work under pressure
• Good geographic knowledge of London and the South East
• Proficient with MS Office to include Word, Excel and Outlook
• Full understanding of driver hours and driving regulations
• Previous experience in a planning role in a busy transport office environment
• Experience of dealing with internal and external customers and service providers
• GCSE grade A-C level education
• Demonstrate a positive and respectful attitude to others
• Demonstrate teamwork and support of others
• Versatility and willingness to learn

Desirable:

• Knowledge of AMCS operating systems
• HGV Licence
• Full understanding of the London Lorry Control, ULEZ and Congestion zone rules and regulations
• Previous experience in the Waste industry
• CPC

Benefits:

• Life Insurance with access to GP24
• Commitment to wellbeing through Employee Assistance Programme
• Electric Car salary sacrifice scheme for eligible employees
• Cycle to work scheme
• Company Events
• GymFlex salary sacrifice

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Overseas candidates will NOT be considered for this role. We are not sponsoring Visa’s at this time, so please refrain from applying unless eligible to work in the UK

Candidates with the relevant experience or job title 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.