Senior Transport Planner

Job Title: Senior Transport Planner

Location: Yeadon, Leeds (on-site)

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 + Benefits

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent, Monday to Friday, days

Loom Talent is recruiting a Senior Transport Planner on behalf of a long-established, logistics business based in Yeadon, North Leeds, providing warehousing, storage and transport services to customers across the UK.

This is a senior, hands-on planning role at the centre of a busy in-house HGV operation. You'll own day-to-day planning for the fleet, keep it efficient, compliant and fully utilised and be the go-to person for the more complex or time-critical work.

What you'll be doing:

Planning and scheduling daily routes and loads for the HGV fleet, allocating drivers and vehicles based on load requirements, availability and drivers' hours
Using the TMS and vehicle tracking to monitor live movements, manage exceptions and keep customers and internal teams updated
Working closely with warehouse, customer service and subcontract hauliers to secure capacity and align dispatch with order priorities
Briefing and debriefing drivers, producing manifests and transport documentation and keeping operational records accurate
Monitoring compliance (drivers' hours, WTD, DVSA, H&S) and identifying opportunities to improve utilisation and service levels

What we're looking for:

Strong track record in a transport planning or coordination role, ideally within a 3PL, haulage or distribution environment, planning HGV fleets
National or International CPC
Solid working knowledge of UK transport compliance: drivers' hours, Working Time Directive, DVSA
Confident using transport management and tracking systems, plus Excel
Calm under pressure, organised and a clear communicator with drivers, hauliers and customers Why apply:

Join a well-established, family-run business with a strong reputation and a close-knit team
Monday to Friday, day shift, no weekend working
Competitive salary of £40,000 - £45,000 depending on experience
Stable, permanent position with a business investing in its operation