Transport Planner

Job description

Are you currently working in a transport environment but feel like you’ve hit a stop sign? Are you looking for a career ‘move’, where you’ll constantly be challenged to grow and develop your skills? Are you ready to take the highway to your next challenge? Transport yourself to GXO and find out more about how we do logistics differently! Here at GXO Warrington we are looking for Transport Planner to join our busy national planning centre, where you’ll ensure the safe delivery of B&Q products throughout the UK. You’ll join a team of dedicated colleagues who like you, want to deliver results. This is a full time, permanent position, you will be working on an any 5 from 7 shift pattern. Typically, this is Monday to Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm. However, shifts can vary from 7.00am – 6.00pm therefore flexibility is essential, this is logistics after all! Pay, benefits and more: You’ll be paid a salary of £28,000 - £32,000 per annum, depending upon experience. You’ll also receive 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), as well as the option to buy additional days so you can enjoy a positive work-life balance. Your benefits package includes flexible dental insurance plans, a company sponsored pension scheme, 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! We’re particularly proud of our GXO University which provides you the opportunity to learn new skills and gain qualifications at a pace that you’re comfortable with and our continued focus on internal promotions, over 55% last year! What you’ll do on a typical day: Plan efficient daily routes throughout the UK, ensuring effective use of resources, whilst keeping empty running at a minimum Ensure all plans are compliant with legal requirements of drivers’ hours and the working time directive Proactively sub-contract work whilst maintaining the required profit margin Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders, to ensure planned output is achievable and that all customer budgets and service agreements are met What you need to succeed at GXO: Experience in a customer service, administrative, or operational support role (transport experience is not essential) Strong customer service focus with excellent communication skills Good attention to detail and the ability to organise and prioritise work effectively Computer literate in Microsoft office packages (Word, Excel), experience working with Paragon routing and scheduling software would be advantageous We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains. GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.