Unipart Logistics
Transport Planning Manager (National)
Job Location
Nuneaton, United Kingdom
Job Description
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Location: Nuneaton
Salary: £67,500 per annum, plus car / car allowance, 33 days holiday, pension, bonus, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits scheme
About the Job
As National Planning Manager you will be responsible for arranging the delivery of the customers product on time and in full using the most cost-effective means and best use of available resources, whilst complying with Transport Legislation and Health & Safety. You will ensure maximisation of the utilisation of the Fleet through efficient planning of deliveries and collections as well as maximised utilisation of Unipart drivers in line with current drivers hours and WTD legislation. You will also provide analytical insight into the performance of the fleet based on the planning and execution and develop initiatives in parallel.
As part of your key responsibilities youll:
About You
Wed love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think youd be able to perform well in this role!
Our recruitment and selection process has been developed to ensure that it is consistent, fair and provides equality of opportunity - all selection decisions are based solely on technical and behavioural competencies. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, or nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, religion or belief, age or any other current or future protected characteristic as defined in the current Equality Act of England and Wales. As an organisation we also promote an environment which encourages diversity of characteristics and thought, where you feel included, safe and confident to be the best version of yourself and do your best work every day.
You may have experience in the following: Logistics Manager, Distribution Planning Manager, Fleet Operations Manager, Transport Operations Manager, National Logistics Coordinator, Freight Planning Manager, Regional Transport Manager, Supply Chain Planning Lead, Transportation Network Manager, Distribution Centre Manager, etc.
REF-218 089
Location: Nuneaton, GB
Posted Date: 11/27/2024
Hours: Full time
Location: Nuneaton
Salary: £67,500 per annum, plus car / car allowance, 33 days holiday, pension, bonus, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits scheme
About the Job
As National Planning Manager you will be responsible for arranging the delivery of the customers product on time and in full using the most cost-effective means and best use of available resources, whilst complying with Transport Legislation and Health & Safety. You will ensure maximisation of the utilisation of the Fleet through efficient planning of deliveries and collections as well as maximised utilisation of Unipart drivers in line with current drivers hours and WTD legislation. You will also provide analytical insight into the performance of the fleet based on the planning and execution and develop initiatives in parallel.
As part of your key responsibilities youll:
- Plan all customer deliveries utilising the software available at site to ensure delivery windows are met.
- Planning daily workload for a fleet nationally
- Implement new operating processes
- Develop back haul lanes and support in the planning of supplier collections across the fleet.
- Source appropriate and cost effective sub-contractors to ensure any additional volume is serviced in line with the contractual arrangement.
- Complete a late load report in line with operational requirements and deadlines.
- Ensure loads meet safety standards.
- Own metrics and performance indicators related to initiatives to measure overall performance and provide foundation for value creation
- Communicate in a clear, precise, and regular format with all partners and stakeholders, including ongoing project status reports
- Administer flow of information to ensure invoices and claims can be quickly and effectively reconciled.
About You
Wed love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think youd be able to perform well in this role!
- Transport Planning experience
- A thorough level of knowledge and experience of road transport regulatory and legislative frameworks is essential and you will ideally be qualified with an Transport manager CPC - International and a recognised UK H&S qualification
- An understanding of Transport and/or Distribution
- Experience of working in a busy transport/distribution environment
- Excellent communication skills,
- Experience with SAP desirable
- Knowledge of Transport Legislation, Working Time Directive and Drivers Hours
Our recruitment and selection process has been developed to ensure that it is consistent, fair and provides equality of opportunity - all selection decisions are based solely on technical and behavioural competencies. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, or nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, religion or belief, age or any other current or future protected characteristic as defined in the current Equality Act of England and Wales. As an organisation we also promote an environment which encourages diversity of characteristics and thought, where you feel included, safe and confident to be the best version of yourself and do your best work every day.
You may have experience in the following: Logistics Manager, Distribution Planning Manager, Fleet Operations Manager, Transport Operations Manager, National Logistics Coordinator, Freight Planning Manager, Regional Transport Manager, Supply Chain Planning Lead, Transportation Network Manager, Distribution Centre Manager, etc.
REF-218 089
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Location: Nuneaton, GB
Posted Date: 11/27/2024
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