Transport Planning Administrator in Coalville

Location: Coalville
Salary: £28,980,000 per year
Recruiter: Menzies Distribution
Job Hours: Full-time

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Transport Planning Administrator

Menzies Distribution are looking for an enthusiastic Transport Planning Administrator to support our Central Planning Team located in Coalville, reporting to the Planning Centre Manager.

Ideally we are looking for somebody with experience in transport systems, who has great attention to detail, inputting data and references etc as this role will involve a lot of spreadsheet management.

The planning team are located off site and it is a very busy office so the ideal candidate will be very knowledgable within the transport industry. 

What You Want To Know

  • Salary: £28,980.00k Per Annum
  • Monday to Friday
  • Hours: 11:00-20:00
  • 33 Days Annual Leave (25 plus 8 bank holidays)
  • Free Parking Onsite
  • Monthly Pay
  • What your day will look like/Tasks to Complete

  • Efficiently and effectively progress chasing deliveries and collections and liaising with different stakeholders to communicate progress.
  • Completing track and trace documentation
  • Compiling KPI reports
  • Route cause analysis of issues and reporting findings
  • Data input tasks using our TMS systems (including Job Entry, rate inputting, etc)
  • Retrospective TMS compliance checks
  • Solve customer and carrier problems and help resolve issues promptly.
  • Regular communication with Customers, Planning team, On-site Operation teams, Drivers, and Sub contractors
  • Deal with a high volume of customer and carrier phone calls and emails.
  • Booking in deliveries and collections
  • POD control and proactively retrieving PODs from carriers.
  • What we need from you:

  •  ‘Right To Work’ in the UK
  • Good communication skills are essential with the ability to express empathy with customers
  • Excellent written and verbal skills are essential
  • Experience resolving disputes in a fair and calm manner and be able to identify issues, which could potentially become problematic and avoid situations arising
  • Good ‘people skills’ for working with a range of colleagues and customers
  • A professional manner
  • Benefits

  • Pension Scheme
  • Cycle2Work scheme
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • SPIRIT Awards - Peer to Peer recognition
  • INCLUSION

    Menzies Distribution is committed to creating a fair and inclusive environment where employees feel safe, proud and valued.

    We encourage ways of working that treat everyone fairly and with respect, and we look to create opportunities to improve the diversity of our workforce across all areas of the business.

    We seek to attract and recruit people from the widest talent pool, who reflect the society in which we work.

    And we aim to encourage an inclusive culture where people can feel empowered to be the very best they can be, and to reach their full potential creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.


    About Menzies Distribution


    At Menzies Distribution we’ve been delivering across the UK since 1833 – to and from every high street, as well as reaching the areas others can’t. Today, we’re Logistics UK’s most innovative business of the year. With a strong focus on the future, sustainability and innovation – we keep moving forwards.

    For ambitious organisations, we develop and deploy new technologies and business models that make supply chains smarter, more flexible, sustainable and valuable. We understand what drives value for business. That’s how we create supply chain solutions that keep your business growing.

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