Transport Network Planner

Grade: RCS MContract Type: Permanent (Full-Time)Shift patterns: Any 5 from 7 rota

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- Day Shift (predominantly 9am
- 5pm) Location: Worksop, S80 3EG Do you enjoy solving complex logistics challenges and building smart solutions that keep supply chains moving? Are you at your best when analysing information, balancing priorities, and finding the most efficient way to make things happen?As a Transport Network Planner at our Manton Wood site, you'll be part of a dedicated planning team responsible for creating and managing transport plans across a busy network.

Working closely with customers, transport teams and operational stakeholders, you'll play a key role in ensuring deliveries are planned efficiently, resources are utilised effectively, and service expectations are consistently achieved.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced environment where your decisions have a direct impact on network performance and customer satisfaction.A TYPICAL DAY MAY INVOLVECreating efficient and cost-effective transport plans across multiple sites, ensuring delivery volumes are routed in the most effective wayManaging and prioritising customer orders, coordinating delivery schedules and responding to changing customer requirementsAnalysing customer profiles, delivery patterns and network demand to identify opportunities to improve planning efficiency and resource utilisationCollaborating with transport teams, warehouses, customer service colleagues and customers to ensure plans are executed successfullyDriving network performance through achievement of KPI and SLA targets, while identifying opportunities to continuously improve planning processes and service deliveryTHIS ROLE WOULD SUIT PEOPLE WHO Proven experience in transport route planning across a multi-site network, managing deliveries for a diverse customer base in a fast-paced environmentStrong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to make effective decisions and respond quickly to changing operational requirementsAbility to work under pressure and manage competing priorities, consistently meeting strict deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracyConfident IT user with strong Microsoft Office and Microsoft Teams skills; experience using transport planning systems is advantageous, although full training will be provided on bespoke systemsExcellent communication and organisational skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships across transport, warehouse and customer-facing teamsWHY JOIN US?Join our generous pension scheme and benefit from an 8% employer contribution, alongside a 4% employee contributionFree confidential 24/7 GP consultationsHundreds of retail and lifestyle discountsAffordable loans, savings schemes and free mortgage adviceVisit to learn moreWHO WE ARE​We're the global leaders in supply chain management with 188,000 people in over 50 countries.

Our expert teams work together to deliver for our customers across a range of industries including retail, automotive, healthcare and more. xwzovoh BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE WORKPLACEAt DHL, we're all about creating a workplace where everyone's skills and experiences matter, and where you can be your true self every day.As proud supporters of the Armed Forces Covenant, we value the skills and experience of ex-service personnel and are dedicated to helping our veterans find jobs.#DSCUKICFJob SummaryJob number: 44723Profession: Operations