Transport Planner – Manchester M50

Location: Manchester M50

We are looking to recruit a experienced Powered Access Transport Planner to manage all areas and aspects of a busy Powered Access depot in Manchester. Reporting into the Transport in Logistics Manager you as the Transport Planner will proactively manage the team of drivers and drive the business forward whilst working closely with our team in our Head office in Manchester and field sales team to ensure all routes are correctly done to ensure our customers get their machines in a timely manner.

8AM – 5PM MONDAY TO FRIDAY
25 DAYS ANNUAL LEAVE ALLOWANCE + 3 DAYS AT CHRISTMAS AS BUSINESS IS CLOSED + BANK HOLIDAYS

What you will be doing?

  • Responsible for planning all routes for deliveries and collections across the North, North West and Midlands.
  • Day to day management of a team of Class 2 Drivers
  • Updating driver job tablets with correct routes daily (paperless company)
  • Ensuring that all aspects of work and process are carried out in-line with Health and Safety guidelines
  • Working closely with the Depot Manager in London
  • Working closely with our Nationwide Engineering team
  • Reporting into the Transport in Logistics Manager who is based in London
  • Think commercially
  • Effective co-ordination of the whole site including the most efficient use of transport resources.
  • Coaching and providing feedback to depot employees and ensuring that all training and development needs are met
  • Ensuring effective communication across depot’s employees including arranging one to one’s monthly
  • Ensuring that the quality of customer care/service and products provided reflect the highest levels of excellence
  • Liaising with the Sales team and assisting in the management of customer accounts on a regular basis
  • Ensuring that the depot is consistently presented to a high level to promote a professional image to the customer
  • Maintaining up-to-date knowledge across the depot and ability to demonstrate safe use of kit

What we are looking for?

  • Excellent communication and organisational skills
  • Knowledge of routing North West
  • Computer literate, Microsoft Office, ability to pick up our internal hire system used company wide
  • Ability to prioritise work load and work under pressure to strict deadlines
  • Excellent understanding and experience of managing Health and Safety practices at work
  • Ability to understand and work with P&L accounts and budgets
  • Ability to demonstrate commercial acumen
  • Capability to take ownership and responsibility
  • Ability to adapt to individual and operational change in a diverse and fast-paced organisation
  • Demonstrate a clear understanding of logistics, operations and sales
  • High level of integrity
  • Ability to motivate and manage a large team

About us

X-Hire is a privately owned rental business. We are the UK’s fastest growing, trusted provider of powered access platform and tower rental services.

We place our many customers at the heart of everything we do, with a dedicated team of industry specialists providing safe and reliable hire solutions, often within extremely short timescales. Whether it is a short-term hire, or a bespoke long-term hire for a larger project, we will share our expertise on the best options for the job in hand at extremely competitive prices.

We service the whole of the UK with an experienced, efficient transport team operating from large depots in Manchester & London with just under 2000 machines in total

X-Hire is an equal opportunities employer. We are determined to create a diverse group at all levels of our company and welcome all members of the community to app

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