Join us here at Poundland & Dealz as a Transport Planner and you’ll play a key role in creating and maintaining efficient transport plans, helping to ensure our stock reaches stores safely, on time and as cost-effectively as possible.

Based at our Distribution Centre in Harlow you’ll work closely with Transport Operations, Supply Chain and our Warehouse and Retail teams, as well as external transport providers, to make sure delivery schedules are achievable and aligned with business requirements. From planning daily transport and trunking schedules, to optimising routes, vehicle utilisation and trailer fill, you’ll be at the heart of keeping our transport network moving efficiently across Harlow, Wigan, Scotland, Bristol, ROI, NI and other strategic locations.

Working in a fast-paced and reactive environment, you’ll monitor performance against plan, identify variances and take action to resolve issues. You’ll support seasonal peaks, new store openings and changes to delivery schedules, while providing planning support during operational incidents and periods of network disruption. You’ll also monitor key transport KPIs, produce operational reports and use data and insights to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce costs and enhance service.

A proactive, organised and analytical approach is essential. You’ll be confident managing multiple priorities, communicating with a wide range of stakeholders and making decisions based on accurate data. You’ll need strong attention to detail, excellent planning and problem-solving skills, and the ability to remain calm and focused when priorities change.

This role calls for previous experience within a transport planning, logistics or supply chain environment, with experience producing delivery schedules, route plans or resource plans. Experience using transport management systems such as Classic Paragon, Paragon 360 and Webfleet is essential. A good understanding of driver hours legislation, Working Time Directive requirements and transport compliance is also important. A CPC qualification and experience within a retail or distribution centre environment would be advantageous.

Please note working hours are Tuesday to Saturday 7:30am – 4:00pm

We offer rewards that go beyond the payslip, including:

• 10% employee discount card with increased discount events over the year.
• Celebrate your birthday, you’ll get an extra day off for your birthday.
• 28 days holiday a year inc banks, rising by one day a year up to 33 days.
• Free parking on site.
• We put wellbeing first through our partnership with Retail Trust which gives you and your family access to a fantastic range of resources.
• My Staff Shop, giving you an amazing number of discounts and shopping vouchers.
• For those unexpected moments, our partnership with Stream enables you to access up to 50% of your monthly earned wages early, along with savings and financial advice.
• Training and development opportunities, we want you to grow your career with us, be that through one of the qualifications we offer or internal programmes.
• Plus, life assurance, loyalty service awards and People’s Pension.
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