Transport Planner

Position: Transport Planner
Location: Leeds
Salary: £30,000-£38,000 (depending on experience)

Fantastic opportunity for an experienced Transport Planner to support the day-to-day running of a busy transport operation. The role focuses on effective planning, coordination, and communication to ensure deliveries and collections are completed on time, resources are used efficiently, and all legal and safety standards are met.

Transport Planner Position Overview:

• Produce and manage daily transport schedules, routes, and driver allocations

• Act as the main point of contact for drivers, warehouse teams, and customer services

• Track vehicle activity using transport management and GPS systems

• Respond to operational challenges such as delays, changes to routes, or capacity issues

• Ensure all transport activity complies with legislation and company procedures

• Keep accurate records and contribute to performance reporting

• Work collaboratively with internal teams to enhance service delivery
  

Skills & Experience

• Experience in a transport planning or logistics coordination role

• Strong planning, organisational, and problem-solving skills

• Ability to manage a fast-paced, changeable workload

• Clear communicator with drivers and operational teams

• Confident using transport planning systems and digital tools

• Experience working with subcontracted hauliers

Transport Planner Salary & Benefits

• £30,000-£38,000 basic salary

• Opportunities for progression and development

• Holiday entitlement plus bank holidays

• Pension scheme

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

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