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Transport Planner/ Administrator
Office based role
Location: Brough
Salary: £26k-£30k
Hours: Mon-Friday

Grafton Recruitment are looking for the perfect logistics specialist to work for one of their busy, successful clients in the Brough area. The perfect candidate will have excellent knowledge within the Logistics sector and preferably a background in planning.
The role:

Prepare a robust weekly logistics plan in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Prepare comprehensive, accurate and timely information for both internal and external stakeholders.
Liaise with drivers to allocate collections/deliveries in accordance with WTD/Drivers hours rules.
Customer and supplier liaison to help plan the weekly requirements and ensure optimum efficiency of the fleet.
Booking of Third-Party haulage (where required) to achieve plans in support of internal and external stakeholders, whilst actively ensuring costs are monitored and kept to a minimum.
Work with all other internal departments to effectively handle complaints, events, non-conformances and ensure support plans are in place to maintain long-term supplier/customer relationships.
Monitor and deal with general correspondence and e-mails from customers and suppliers to ensure their needs are met and, where possible, exceeded.
Manage imports and exports of product on occasion, coordinating haulage and preparing relevant paperwork as required.
Work closely with production team and Supply Chain Manager to manage material flow in/out.
Support implementation and development of systems to help continuous improvement throughout the logistics operation.
General customer service duties
Stock control
You will need:

A confident and approachable person
A high level of organisation and attention to detail
At least 1 years experience within logistics
Planning experience is preferred but not essential
Customer focused with the determination and willingness to deliver an excellent level of service
IT literate
A willingness to learn other roles in the team to build on personal experience
If you meet the above criteria, please apply directly by clicking the link or contact Chloe Sims on (phone number removed)