Transport Planner Job at Next PLC

Next PLC South Elmsall

up to £13.13 per hour (dependent on experience) plus bonus and comprehensive benefits

Permanent Opportunity 40 hours per week

Sunday - Thursday 11:00 - 19:30

South Elmsall

Where will Next take you?

Next is one of the biggest and best known online and high street Retailers in the UK. At the heart of our operation we have a state of the art Warehousing and Logistics business employing more than 9,000 people across our network, with ambitious growth plans for 2022 and beyond.

Here at Next Distribution we thrive by constantly adapting and innovating to meet the growth in demand for our online operations which serves over 5 million global customers across more than 70 countries.

Life at Next is fast-paced, varied and challenging and takes a large, talented and efficient operation to keep our 500+ retail stores stocked, deliver our worldwide online offer and strengthen the growing partnerships with over 1,000 brands and the third party customers using the Next’s Total Platform.

About the role:

Reporting to the Senior Transport Planner, you will form part of a small team responsible for ensuring that all business requirements for deliveries are booked and matched to Transport operational requirements of vans and drivers. You will be responsible for allocating drivers to deliveries & routes and managing their rotas, requests and queries. You will be running daily checks to ensure that the route/driver plans that are in place are correct to ensure the operation runs smoothly without issue. You will be responsible for booking and checking deliveries against the schedule, ensuring Next’s service delivery levels are met to maintain high levels of customer satisfaction. The Transport Planner also produces trunking plans and depot statistics, analysing any variances in data.

About you:

The successful candidate must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a proven ability to build strong working relationships at all levels within the business, both in the UK and internationally.

Experience within transport, logistics or supply chain and knowledge of Road Transport Directive (RTD) and Working Time Directive (WTD would be advantageous but not essential. You might be currently in a Transport Administration role looking to take the next step within Transport, or have qualifications within Transport or Logistics ready to start your career within Transport. In all cases, you should be PC literate, notably within Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets and data entry experience is beneficial. You will be organised, with a keen eye for detail; the nature of the role requires you to accurately match information within the systems.

Job Type: Permanent

Benefits:

  • Employee discount
  • Free parking
  • On-site parking
  • Store discount

Schedule:

  • Day shift

Supplemental pay types:

  • Performance bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • South Elmsall, West Yorkshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location




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