Transport Planning Manager

Location: Ballymena Salary: Negotiable, depending on experience and background Hours: Full-time, Permanent (Monday to Friday with participation in a shared Saturday morning rota)Brook Street Recruitment is working on behalf of our client in Ballymena to hire an experienced Transport Manaher to join their team About the Role As Transport Planning Manager, you will lead the transport planning operation, ensuring the efficient delivery and collection of freight across Northern Ireland, Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland. This is a hands-on leadership role where you''ll inspire and develop a team of planners while ensuring vehicles, trailers and drivers are utilised to their full potential. You''ll be responsible for maintaining exceptional service levels, improving operational performance and identifying opportunities to make the planning function even more efficient. Working closely with colleagues across the business, you''ll play a pivotal role in keeping operations running smoothly while delivering an outstanding experience for customers. What You''ll Be Doing Lead, motivate and develop the transport planning team, creating a high-performing and collaborative working environment. Oversee the daily planning of deliveries and collections, ensuring work is allocated efficiently across drivers, vehicles and trailers. Monitor live transport operations, proactively managing delays, vehicle breakdowns, missed sailings and changing customer requirements. Provide guidance ..... full job details .....