Senior Transport Planner

Seven Logistics are looking for a Senior Transport Planner to join our team in Southampton.

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Seven Logistics is looking for an experienced Senior Transport Planner with strong communication skills, good customer facing and experience of leading a busy planning team. As an experienced traffic planner, you will have a wealth of knowledge to help support the day-to-day functions of the traffic office and ensuring our customers receive the best service we can offer.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Planning work from Felixstowe, London Gateway, Whittlesea and Southampton
• Managing allocated trucks and ensuring revenues and service levels are met
• Managing drivers and ensuring communication and relationships are kept up to high levels
• Ensure all current day issues are managed and resolved efficiently
• Booking and ensuring VBS are booked correctly
• Travel to other depot’s will be required including regular visits to our Southampton depot

Skills and Attributes Required:

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a planning role with at least 2 years in a senior position
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience of leading a planning team
• Ability to maintain a high level of traffic planning under pressure
• Understanding of port and VBS systems
• Knowledge of haulage and container industry
• Good customer facing skills
• Attention to detail and good organisational skills
• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• Good people and team building skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Can do attitude
• Good Team player
• A driven, confident and motivated individual
• Excellent at problem solving
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrable IT skills

Benefits:

• Competitive salary based on experience
• 20 days holiday which increases with length of service, up to 25 days
• Birthday Day off after successful completion of probation
• Life assurance
• Pension
• Free 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
• Free health & wellbeing subscription
• On-site parking

NO AGENCIES PLEASE