Transport Planner

Transport Planner/CoordinatorSalary to be disclosed upon engagementBased in Normanton Working Monday to Friday 12:00 pm to 8:30 pm Our client is a privately owned manufacturer of fitted kitchen and bedroom furniture; the organisation has been in operation for over 50 years and has experienced growth year on year, they operate nationally and have around 50% share of the private housing market and currently supply to one in every three kitchens to the social housing market. They operate a fleet of over 120 vehicles, completing over 5,000 deliveries nationwide each week - You will be working within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You will work from one of our client''s distributions centres in Normanton, West Yorkshire. To fulfil the role of Transport Planner / Transport Coordinator: You must have experience within a fast-paced transport operations role Experience within a transport/ vehicle route planning Key responsibilities of the role will include: Planning routes for drivers and organising the fleet from on-site and also at the regional out-based depots to achieve set planned deliveries, nationwideOrganising smaller deliveries from company depots to customer sites Re-scheduling routes at short-notice whilst still maintaining efficiency Efficient routing of the fleet to maximise and maintain customer service whilst ensuring legal compliance with driver working hours and fuel utilisationAssisting the rest of the team with additional administrative functions within ..... full job details .....