Transport Planner

Contract Type: Permanent (Full-Time) Shift patterns: Monday to Friday + 4 Saturdays a Year Shift times: 07:00 - 15:00, 10:00 - 18:00 and 1400 - 2200 (Rotating) Location: Stoke On Trent - ST4 4EX DHL, an award-winning leading supply chain business is seeking an experienced Transport Planner to play a vital role ensuring continuous improvement of planning processes within the transport department. WHAT DOES THE ROLE ENTAIL? As part of your normal duties, whilst maintaining excellent health and safety practices, you will

• Create routes and allocate vehicles, alongside Driver resources to meet planning deadlines.
• Maintain KPI's and SLA's.
• Liaise with Stores on a regular basis.
• Build Relationships through Customer Service.
• Customer contact point and communications.
• Ensure that work instructions and standard operating procedures are followed and check lists adhered to.
WHAT DO WE NEED FROM YOU? We'd love to hear from you if you have the following experience but don't hesitate to apply if you don't tick every box on this page - we're great at spotting talent and potential in everyone:
• Transport planning experience desired.
• Transport experience in a Supply Chain or Logistics environment is essential.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Computer Literacy, including Excel.
• Experience using Paragon (Desirable).
• Good critical thinking skills.
• Able to communicate at all levels, internally and externally.
WHY CHOOSE US? As well as competitive pay rates, you will be entitled to an award-winning range of benefits including:
• Free confidential 24/7 GP service
• Hundreds of discounts (including retail, childcare + gym)
• Affordable loans & enhanced pension scheme
• 24/7 employee support service for you (+ family) with access to free counselling and much more: https://careers.dhl.com/global/en/dsc-benefits
OUR APPROACH TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION We will ensure that all our resourcing activities are fair, transparent and consistent across the UK. Find out more about our global approach to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging: https://careers.dhl.com/global/en/diversity BE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE DHL is the global leader in Supply Chain management and we keep the world moving. Our expert teams work together to deliver for our customers across a range of industries including retail, automotive, healthcare and more, so they can deliver to their customers. #UKIDSCUS


• Transport planning experience desired.
• Transport experience in a Supply Chain or Logistics environment is essential.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Computer Literacy, including Excel.
• Experience using Paragon (Desirable).
• Good critical thinking skills.
• Able to communicate at all levels, internally and externally.
  
  DHL, an award-winning leading supply chain business is seeking an experienced Transport Planner to play a vital role ensuring continuous improvement of planning processes within the transport department., DHL is the global leader in Supply Chain management and we keep the world moving. Our expert teams work together to deliver for our customers across a range of industries including retail, automotive, healthcare and more, so they can deliver to their customers.
  
  As well as competitive pay rates, you will be entitled to an award-winning range of benefits including:
• Free confidential 24/7 GP service
• Hundreds of discounts (including retail, childcare + gym)
• Affordable loans & enhanced pension scheme
• 24/7 employee support service for you (+ family) with access to free counselling and much more: https://careers.dhl.com/global/en/dsc-benefits
OUR APPROACH TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION We will ensure that all our resourcing activities are fair, transparent and consistent across the UK. Find out more about our global approach to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging: https://careers.dhl.com/global/en/diversity