Transport Subcontractor Planning Team Leader

6-Month Fixed-Term Contract
Location: Canvey Island

Join Our Team

We are looking for an experienced Transport Subcontractor Planning Team Leader to join our operations team on a 6-month contract. This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on transport planning professional with leadership experience who thrives in a fast-paced logistics environment.

As the Transport Subcontractor Planning Team Leader, you will lead and support a team of Transport Subcontractor Planners while remaining actively involved in daily planning activities. You will play a key role in ensuring subcontractor workloads are organised efficiently to maximise vehicle payloads, optimise routes, and deliver cost-effective, sustainable transport solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Organise Subcontractor run schedules for collection and/or delivery of vehicles, ensure cost effectiveness with full capacity and compatible geographic locations
• Organise the run schedules for each driver in consideration of EU driving regulations in respect of breaks, driving limits and rest periods
• Organise the run schedule to incorporate returns, deliveries, and site transfers
• Manage failed collection reports and continuously identify improvements
• Ensure we meet contractual service obligations
• Actively manage the inbox
• Manage the team of Subcontractor planners
• To complete all tasks deemed to be a reasonable request by any colleague in a timely, efficient, and safe manner
• To cover the Transport Planning Team Leader roles during their absence (annual leave, sickness etc) planning role with the responsibility of people

Skills & Experience Required

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in Transport planning
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a similar Transport planning Leadership Role
• Experience of working in a busy and pressured office environment.
• Excellent IT Skills
• Ability to delegate tasks
  

Knowledge

• Excellent knowledge of UK road network
• Excellent geographical knowledge
• Knowledge of the vehicle salvage Industry / Apex Recovery system knowledge would be advantageous

Qualifications/Certificates/Education

• IOSH qualification
• Math's and English GCSE or equivalent
  

Personal Qualities

• Ability to affectively prioritise workload
• Leadership skills
• Ability to work under your own initiative and as part of a team
• Positive ‘Can Do’ Attitude
• Good organisational skills
• Motivational and positive personality

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• 6-month fixed-term contract
• 40 Hour week between the core hours of 07:00 and 17:00.
• Opportunity to work within a supportive and experienced operations team
• Dynamic and fast-paced working environment
• Immediate start available

If you're an experienced transport planning professional with strong leadership skills and are looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you.

Please note:

This role is subject to a satisfactory DBS, Finance and right to work checks.

We reserve the right to close this this vacancy early once a suitable candidate has been found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.