Are you “planning” the next step in your career?  Are ready to make that change? Want to expand your knowledge in a new environment?

Here at GXO, we are recruiting for a Transport Planner to join our Drinks national network Planning Team in Derby. The purpose of the role is to manage the planning / routing of the 82 vehicles across 6 sites ensuring that the network is being fully utilised whilst meeting both the customer requirements within budgetary constraints. You’ll be working in a fast-paced environment with an enthusiastic team

This is a permanent, full timeopportunity working Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 18:00 with 1 weekend rota in 5

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £32,000.00 per annum and 33 days annual leave (inclusive of 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:

• Plan multi-drop routes for our fleet of rigid vehicles delivering beers, wines and spirits to various different client sites
• Working with high profile clients to enable an efficient and effective operation
• Conduct remedial planning to effectively manage live changes to the plan
• Ensure that all related administrative work is carried out accurately and to a high standard
• Maximise efficiencies through effective management of available resources
• The ability to communicate effectively at all levels and make confident business decisions
• Problem solving and a customer service focus
• Working with subcontractors and used to working under pressure and to tight deadlines

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Transport planning experience in a fast-paced environment, transport, events, scheduling
• Project based experience and a continuous improvement mind-set
• Good geographical knowledge of UK
• Experience with planning software from ESP or GTS is an advantage
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships
• Computer literate in Microsoft office packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

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