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Taylor Stevenson are proud to be working with a large transportation company based in Manchester.
We are looking for a Transport planner to join their team with flatbed experience.
Responsibilities-
Accurate use of TMS, vehicle tracking system, monitoring deliveries, failures, rejections and rebooks, whilst ensuring appropriate revenues are captured and invoiced
* Listens and responds to customer requests and adheres to agreed SLA’s
* Prioritise and plan workloads in line with company KPI’s
* Operate vehicles ensuring optimisation of revenue
* Follow compliance and company processes relating to driver hours regulations, RTA and incident/accident reporting including relevant follow up
* Ensure both driver brief and debriefs are carried out without exception
* Using agreed quoting tools to ensure new work is rated correctly.
* Maintaining excellent working relationships with drivers, keeping a consistent and accurate flow of communication
* Progress client deliveries, adjusting plans where necessary due to changing situations
* Monitor driver performance and ensure effective management of available resources
* Escalate issues to line management in good time, suggest solutions to issues/problems
* Ensure driver compliance is in line with current legislation.
* Continually develop local relationships with existing customers including generating backload opportunities from external contacts / clearing house
* Check & approve drivers wage, and expenses claims ensuring they are accurate and pre-authorised
* Act in accordance with health and safety, quality and environment policies
* Ensure that all company assets are legal, compliant and operate safely
* Ensure all trailers are serviced and MOT in line with the DVSA and Company guidelines.
Skills required-
Previous experience working in a fast-paced transport environment, ideally planning flatbed vehicles throughout the UK
* Previous driver management experience
* Excellent UK geographical knowledge
* Knowledge of Mandata or similar transport management system
* IT literate and proficient in MS office suite
* Ability to plan and amend delivery schedules
* Good communicator
* Ability to adapt in a changing environment
* Customer focused
* Willingness to take on additional responsibilities.
* Current transport legislation knowledge
Monday-Friday
£32k-£38k dependant on experience
Needed ASAP