Transport Planner in Middlesbrough

Transport Planner Salary: £33,000k - £36,000k plus excellent benefits Role: Full Time Permanent Location: Teesside - Middlesbrough – A19 Global organisation – UK road Immediate Hire This is an excellent opportunity to join a large global organisation in a Senior Transport Planner role. You will be responsible for planning and providing support to road, Sea & Rail freight throughout the UK / Europe. This is a new additional role to the planning team and you will be able to add real value to the FMCG organisation. Role Information: - * To provide operational transport planning support to drivers and customers. * Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and internal customers ensuring excellent operational performance. * You will be responsible for giving effective and clear instructions using excellent communication skills, both verbally and written, in a professional manner to all internal and external contacts/personnel. * Plan, book, record and confirm all appropriate transport arrangements. * Operate the computer traffic system ensuring accurate data input, regularly checking and updating confirmations, transactions and orders. * Liaise with drivers, shipping agents & freight forwarders supplying them with clear and detailed instructions. * Assume responsibility for any consignment issues within the transport office, reporting these to the Transport Manager and effectively handling any queries. * Provide calculations regarding sales and job costs in accordance with internal procedures. Responsible for issuing rate confirmations as and where necessary and recording these agreements. * Arrange additional resource or alternative options to effectively cover all operational activity. * Ensure planning carried out in the most efficient and cost-effective way to achieve optimum margin potential. Experience: * Logistics experience * FMCG * Familiar with using Excel * Excellent communication * Commercially focused