Transport Planner
CV-LibraryPerivale, Greater LondonpermanentPosted: 2 November 2026
Apply NowThe Transport Planner is responsible for planning, optimizing and managing delivery routes to ensure that vehicles and drivers operate efficiently, safely and cost-effectively. The role focuses on reducing mileage, fuel consumption, transport costs and delivery times while maintaining high levels of customer service and meeting delivery schedules.
1. Route Planning and Optimization
* Plan and optimise daily delivery routes on regular basis.
* Allocate new customer deliveries to suitable routes based on capacity, location and customer delivery requirements.
* Use fleet management software (Samsara) to plan allocation of new customers, new routes to respective depots/sites.
* Update and maintain fleet management software (Samsara) on regular basis with vehicle registrations against their corresponding route IDs.
* Update fleet management software (Samsara) on a daily basis with route and sequence changes.
* Update and maintain Warehouse Management System (WMS) on a regular basis with all customer accounts with their correct route IDs and sequences.
* Update Warehouse Management System (WMS) on a daily basis with route and sequence changes.
* Review and adjust routes periodically for every depot/site to accommodate growth and to identify inefficiencies in the routes.
* Communicate/Respond to customer services team with delivery delays, route disruptions and other logistical issues and provide necessary solutions.
2. Bookings and Special deliveries
* Liaise with Booking teams to arrange deliveries and collections for special category of customers (Wholesalers/Specials Customers/Syri Customers/Supplier collections).
* Liaise with depot supervisors and arrange special transport and provide updated information to depots about bulk deliveries for specific customers.
* Liaise with booking team to re-arrange any failed deliveries.
* Provide proof of deliveries/temperature logs upon request to customers and relevant stake holders.
3. Reporting and Administration
* Prepare daily, weekly and monthly transport performance reports to correspond business KPIs.
* Maintain accurate route plans, delivery records and logistics data.
* Support transport planning projects and business improvement activities.
Essential Skills & Qualifications
* Strong organisational and time-management skills.
* Excellent geographical knowledge and route-planning ability.
* Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
* Strong communication and teamwork skills.
* Good knowledge of transport operations, vehicle capacity and delivery scheduling.
* Competent in Microsoft Excel and data reporting
1. Route Planning and Optimization
* Plan and optimise daily delivery routes on regular basis.
* Allocate new customer deliveries to suitable routes based on capacity, location and customer delivery requirements.
* Use fleet management software (Samsara) to plan allocation of new customers, new routes to respective depots/sites.
* Update and maintain fleet management software (Samsara) on regular basis with vehicle registrations against their corresponding route IDs.
* Update fleet management software (Samsara) on a daily basis with route and sequence changes.
* Update and maintain Warehouse Management System (WMS) on a regular basis with all customer accounts with their correct route IDs and sequences.
* Update Warehouse Management System (WMS) on a daily basis with route and sequence changes.
* Review and adjust routes periodically for every depot/site to accommodate growth and to identify inefficiencies in the routes.
* Communicate/Respond to customer services team with delivery delays, route disruptions and other logistical issues and provide necessary solutions.
2. Bookings and Special deliveries
* Liaise with Booking teams to arrange deliveries and collections for special category of customers (Wholesalers/Specials Customers/Syri Customers/Supplier collections).
* Liaise with depot supervisors and arrange special transport and provide updated information to depots about bulk deliveries for specific customers.
* Liaise with booking team to re-arrange any failed deliveries.
* Provide proof of deliveries/temperature logs upon request to customers and relevant stake holders.
3. Reporting and Administration
* Prepare daily, weekly and monthly transport performance reports to correspond business KPIs.
* Maintain accurate route plans, delivery records and logistics data.
* Support transport planning projects and business improvement activities.
Essential Skills & Qualifications
* Strong organisational and time-management skills.
* Excellent geographical knowledge and route-planning ability.
* Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
* Strong communication and teamwork skills.
* Good knowledge of transport operations, vehicle capacity and delivery scheduling.
* Competent in Microsoft Excel and data reporting