Transport Planner

Job Introduction

Tarmac is the UK’s leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business. Our innovative products and solutions not only deliver the infrastructure needed to grow the UK economy today, but also help to create a more sustainable built environment for the country’s long-term future.

We're looking for a Transport Planner to join our friendly team at Tunstead in Buxton.

Here at Tarmac, we are working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it’s important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.

Role Responsibility

In the role of Transport Planner you will be responsible for: 

• Liaising and coordinating on a daily basis with our customers, to deliver a high levels of service, working closely with our drivers, third party transport contractors and operational staff.
• Order taking and cement delivery management to a wide range of customers within the region
• Efficient scheduling of own fleet vehicles, maximising driver hours availability, to meet agreed KPI targets, whilst maintaining legal and operational compliance.
• Effective allocation of orders to third party transport partners

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate for the role of Transport Planner will have a minimum of 3 years transport planning experience with a thorough knowledge of the road haulage industry, as well as experience of: 

• CPC (desirable but can be trained)
• IOSH Safety training (desirable but can be trained)
• Applicants should be able to work independently and make day to day decisions regarding the safe and efficient operation of our fleet.
• Computer literate, ideally with experience of SAP and transport routing tools
• Possess a confident telephone manner with an outgoing personality
• Effective decision making skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.
• Be responsive to the needs of our customers, possess inter-personal skills and be able to work with minimum supervision whilst being a team player.
• Customer service awareness

Why Us

We offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits:

• Contributory pension scheme
• Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
• Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
• Access to join our Employee Communities ( employee networks) we currently have nine communities inc.(REACH) Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+ , Parents & carers, Ability , Wellbeing,  Female voice and menopause
• Training and development opportunities

Interested? Why not click here to find out more?  Go on… are you ready to build your future?

Tarmac is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. 

Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when this happens we sometimes bring the published closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Tarmac Trading Limited