Transport Planner
£13.33 per hour | Monday to Friday | 8:00am–4:00pm or 9:00am–5:00pm

We are currently recruiting for a Transport Planner to join our client’s busy logistics team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong planning, administration, and Excel skills who is looking to develop their career within transport and logistics.

The role is initially based in Ryton, with a planned move to Daventry in the near future, so candidates must be able to travel and work from the Daventry site when required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Planning daily transport operations and delivery schedules

• Route planning and organising next-day loads

• Managing inbound and outbound units

• Sourcing and booking trailers

• Pulling, analysing, and inputting data using Excel

• Monitoring delivery days and ensuring deadlines are met

• Communicating with drivers, customers, and internal teams

The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong planning and organisational skills

• Previous route planning or transport experience

• Good Excel knowledge

• Excellent attention to detail

• Strong communication skills

• Ability to work to deadlines in a fast-paced environment

• Experience within a logistics, transport, or distribution setting

Pay & Hours:

• £13.33 per hour

• Monday to Friday

• Choice of shifts: 8:00am–4:00pm or 9:00am–5:00pm

• Ryton initially, moving to Daventry