Transport Planner - Afternoons

Great opportunity to work as a Transport Planner for our client's leading logistics company.

Staffline is recruiting a Transport Planner in Telford.

The rate of pay is £35,000 - £40,000 per annum.

This is a full-time role working fixed afternoons and the hours of work are:
- 12noon - 8pm

Your Time at Work
As a Transport Planner, you'll plan and optimise daily transport operations to ensure on-time, cost-effective deliveries and collections. You'll work closely with drivers, warehouse teams, and customers to deliver a high-quality service while maintaining compliance with UK transport regulations.

Key responsibilities
- Create and manage daily/weekly transport plans to meet service and cost targets.
- Allocate loads, route vehicles, and schedule collections/deliveries using Transport Management Systems (TMS).
- Coordinate with drivers, subcontractors, and warehouse teams to resolve issues in real time.
- Monitor vehicle utilisation, capacity, and KPIs (OTIF, cost per drop, empty running) and drive improvements.
- Ensure compliance with UK transport legislation including Drivers' Hours, Working Time Directive (WTD), and tachograph rules.
- Manage customer communications, booking-in, and service recovery where required.
- Support incident reporting, defect management, and safe systems of work in line with company policy.
- Maintain accurate planning, POD, and administration records.

Our Perfect Worker
- Proven experience in transport planning within logistics, distribution, or haulage.
- Strong knowledge of UK compliance: Drivers' Hours, WTD, and tachograph legislation.
- Confident using TMS and Microsoft Excel (pivot tables/lookups desirable).
- Excellent organisation and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced environment.
- Clear communication skills with the ability to build effective relationships with drivers and customers.
- CPC qualification (National/International) or willingness to work towards it.
- Experience planning multi-drop routes and time-critical deliveries.
- Knowledge of cost control, subcontractor management, and procurement.
- Experience in temperature-controlled, FMCG, retail, or e-commerce distribution.

Key Information and Benefits
- Earn up to £40,000 per annum
- Afternoons
- Free car parking on site

Job Ref: 1KIN

About Staffline
Staffline is the UK's largest recruitment solutions partner, enabling over 35,000 people into good work every week. We operate at more than 420 customer sites across England, Scotland and Wales.

As one of the most established recruitment agencies in Nottingham with operations across the UK, we specialise in connecting businesses with temporary and permanent jobs across warehouse & logistics, food and drink, aviation, driving, technical & engineering, manufacturing & automotive and security.
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