Planning Manager (National)

at  Unipart Logistics

As part of your key responsibilities you’ll:

• Plan all customer deliveries utilising the software available at site to ensure delivery windows are met.
• Planning daily workload for a fleet nationally
• Implement new operating processes
• Develop back haul lanes and support in the planning of supplier collections across the fleet.
• Source appropriate and cost effective sub-contractors to ensure any additional volume is serviced in line with the contractual arrangement.
• Complete a late load report in line with operational requirements and deadlines.
• Ensure loads meet safety standards.
• Own metrics and performance indicators related to initiatives to measure overall performance and provide foundation for value creation
• Communicate in a clear, precise, and regular format with all partners and stakeholders, including ongoing project status reports
• Administer flow of information to ensure invoices and claims can be quickly and effectively reconciled

We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this role!

• Transport Planning experience
• A thorough level of knowledge and experience of road transport regulatory and legislative frameworks is essential and you will ideally be qualified with an Transport manager CPC - International and a recognised UK H&S qualification
• An understanding of Transport and/or Distribution
• Experience of working in a busy transport/distribution environment
• Excellent communication skills,
• Experience with SAP – desirable
• Knowledge of Transport Legislation, Working Time Directive and Drivers Hour