Transport Planner
Location: Chipping Warden
Salary: Dependent on experience
About the Role:
We are seeking an organised and proactive Transport Planner to join our team in Chipping Warden. You will be responsible for planning and organising drivers and vehicles to ensure optimal payloads for vehicle collection and delivery. Your role will involve scheduling daily operations to maximise cost efficiency while maintaining strict legal compliance in all aspects of the transport operation.
Transport Planning Operations
- Plan the daily vehicle collections based on insurance company instructions
- Routing collections for designated areas incorporating deliveries and returns where possible and preferable to do so, through company owned trucks
- Organise driver/vehicle run schedules for collection and/or delivery of vehicles, ensure cost effectiveness with full capacity and compatible geographic locations, that work is evenly distributed, drivers’ hours/routes are maximised, and vehicle use is optimised at all times
- Understand and comply with all Driver processes, procedures and legislative requirements including the working time directive, organising run schedules for each driver in consideration of EU driving regulations in respect of breaks, driving limits, working time directive and rest periods
- Communicate thoroughly with our Drivers regarding their collections, returns and deliveries
- Ensure that collections and deliveries are carried out within the terms of the agreed Service Level Agreements (SLA) and on collection that we are notified
- Understand all aspects of the planning department including specialist and small lorry collection processes in order to provide cover for this department as and when required
- Keep daily record of data of vehicles collected and instructed and monitor and organise all documentation to accompany each run schedule including driver check sheets, special instructions etc.
- Ensure all the correct documentation is available for the drivers prior to departing and communicate throughout the day with drivers to advise collection/delivery runs, produce maps, respond to queries and resolve problems to maintain the delivery/collection schedule. Report any issues or concerns to your line manager
- Manage instances where the owner or custodian cannot be contacted in accordance with agreed procedures
- Ensure all planning policies are followed and report any issues to your line manage
Person Specification
- IT Literate with proficiency in planning
- Minimum 1 year experience in a planning or similar role
- Good communication skills
- Strong Geographical knowledge of the UK road networks
- Knowledge of Transport legislation including drivers' hours/tacho
- GCSE’s in Math’s & English grade C or above
- Attention to detail
- Ability to use own initiative as well as work collaboratively
- Willingness to review and suggest improvements to the Drivers and vehicle routing applications
What we offer:
- Day shift, Monday to Friday 08.30am - 5pm
- Ongoing training and professional development
- Free onsite parking
- Uniform and PPE provided
- Benefithub (World’s largest selection of Employee Discounts and Lifestyle Benefits)
- Telus Health
- Discounted parts and non-auction vehicles
- Employee discount on Vodaphone
- Paid day to volunteer for a charity of your choice
- 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
- Pension plan with 3.5% employer contribution
Please note: This role is subject to a satisfactory DBS, Finance, Right to work and reference checks.
Who are we
IAA Holdings, an RB Global company, is a trusted global marketplace for insights, services and transaction solutions for commercial assets and vehicles. Leveraging leading-edge technology and focusing on innovation, IAA’s unique platform facilitates the marketing and sale of total-loss, damaged and low-value vehicles.
IAA is an equal opportunity employer and ensures non-discrimination in all activities in accordance with all applicable laws. This position is open to all qualified applicants who are legally entitled to work in the country in which this job is located.
If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, we’d love to hear from you!