https://jobs.co.uk/job/transport-planner-bis-henderson--a57f45bb-9efb-4724-93d3-17a9ce9da54c RSS feed for Transport Planner at Bis Henderson. en-gb Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:50:11 GMT https://jobs.co.uk/job/transport-planner-bis-henderson--a57f45bb-9efb-4724-93d3-17a9ce9da54c https://jobs.co.uk/job/transport-planner-bis-henderson--a57f45bb-9efb-4724-93d3-17a9ce9da54c Sun, 23 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT Location: Colchester | Salary: £35000/annum | Type: Permanent | The role of the Transport Planner will be to plan and execute collection and delivery schedules via the most cost-efficient means, in line with the business objectives, customer service levels and current legislative requirements. Make full use of all IT systems, TMS and customer portals to ensure efficient fleet and employee deployment. Fully utilise all vehicles to ensure accurate and appropriate allocation of drivers/vehicles/trailers/customer deliveries and backloads. Work closely with the Workshop to ensure vehicles and trailers are available to support the transport requirement, service scheduling is built into the plan and advise the operation in a timely manner when there are any risks to vehicle or trailer availability. Communicate and share plans to the transport team to deliver through efficiency and maintain customer service levels. Manage staffing levels, including agency staff to ensure sufficient staffing levels are always in place to meet and exceed the daily plan and to meet customer requirements. Communicate effectively with all customers and work with them to understand and resource their schedules. Also, to include but not limited to; effective handovers ... Permanent