Transport Planner
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  • England,East Midlands,Derbyshire
  • full-time
  • £34,000 per annum
Job Description:
Are you an experienced Transport Planner with a strong background in manual route planning? If so, we want to hear from you!
We’re seeking a Transport Planner to join our team in Draycott in the Clay. In this role, you’ll be responsible for manual route planning across our UK network, ensuring optimal efficiency for our fleet and drivers. Manual planning is at the core of this role, and we’re looking for someone with hands-on experience in this area. Your ability to navigate complex planning challenges will be key to the success of our transport department.
Our transport department operates from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm, Monday to Friday, and you’ll work alongside another transport planner to cover these hours. Flexibility is key, as logistics requires adaptability.
Pay, benefits and more:
We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £34,000 per annum, and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, private medical & dental insurance, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You’ll also have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more!
What you’ll do on a typical day:
*Manually route plan for our fleet of 23 vehicles daily, ensuring drivers’ hours regulations are met
*Track deliveries using the in-house vehicle tracking systems
*Complete all vehicle resourcing, assuring all vehicles are fully crewed
*Work with agency suppliers to ensure we have a supply of drivers available
*Liaise with the customer ensuring booking times are correct to enable full utilisation of the fleet
What you need to succeed at GXO
*Proven experience of manual transport planning is essential   
*Strong geographical knowledge of the UK is essential
*Knowledge of transport legislation, drivers’ hours and tachograph
*Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with experience developing relationships with customers and colleagues
We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.
GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are Disability Confident Committed as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO’s candidate privacy statement here. 
Job number 1728232
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Company Details:
GXO Logistics
Company size: 5,000 employees
Industry: Transport
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