Transport Planner

Hilltop Transport is a family run general haulage business which is currently expanding at a fast pace. Operating since the early 90’s, with long standing customers, we currently have 40 vehicles ranging from vans to artics, including some with mechanical offload. We also have 2 sister companies, with over 75 vehicles in the total fleet.

We have an exciting opportunity for the right individual to join us as a transport planner in our busy West Bromwich based transport office. To take responsibility for the daily transport planning of our vehicles, carry out driver de-briefs, liaise with customers and complete any operational documentation as required.

The successful applicant must have excellent communication skills, have good IT skills and preferably have previous experience in an operational role in a logistics/haulage business.

The ideal candidate is: -

• Flexible and professional with a can do attitude
• Customer focused with the passion and drive to help our business grow
• Self motivated, enthusiastic and organised with an ability to multi task
• An excellent communicator with the ability to work accurately at pace, in a methodical and tidy manner
• experienced with transport planning in a general haulage environment
• Strong with IT skills
• experienced in dealing directly with drivers, including trampers
• competent with the understanding of drivers hours / working time regulations
• able to understand key transport costs

Key Accountabilities of the role:

• Planning – daily route planning of general haulage work throughout the UK. This includes tramping work.
• Operational Review - identify areas of improvement, with a focus on maximising link and backloading.
• Customer - ensure our key contacts are serviced in an efficient and timely manner, no matter what they need.
• Drivers – communicate effectively, whilst managing and monitoring their plans.
• Communication - be a key link with Senior Management and our sister companies.
• Finance - improve the margins currently being achieved from the transport planning

So, if you enjoy providing the best service in a fast paced team environment and would like to be a part of our ambitious and driven business then we would like to hear from you.

In return, we are able to offer a salary of between £28,000 - £34,000, based on experience, qualifications and skill. As a business, we are able to offer stability, a family-orientated working environment with a real emphasis on teamwork and togetherness as well as further opportunities to take on more responsibilities and challenges over time.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £28,000.00-£34,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• transport planning: 1 year (required)
• Microsoft Office: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: DP-2025A