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Transport Planner

£35,500 – dependent on experience

Stewart International Transport is an award‑winning transport company based at Banbridge, Co. Down, and prides itself in specialising with heavy haulage, abnormal cargo and machinery transport.

The family transport business was started in 1990 and is ever growing and developing to meet customers' needs and to catch demand. With a modern fleet of over 10 trucks and 40 trailers we carry customers' cargo throughout the UK, Ireland, Europe and internationally.

We employ a great team of professional and highly motivated people to keep up with the fast‑moving transport environment.

We dedicate our best service to our valued customers, ensuring their transport needs are met with a professional, legal and safe attitude. As we seek to develop and grow our business, we wish to attract hard‑working, professional and ambitious individuals to help us in an ever changing and fast‑paced environment.

Our attractive family‑friendly environment is very much appealing to employees who want a new and exciting challenge with a wider range of different and unusual loads delivering all over the UK, Ireland and Europe.

• General administrative duties: answering and making phone calls to customers, suppliers, drivers and other third parties.
• Assist in managing email enquiries, sending and receiving information from new and existing customers, suppliers and drivers.
• Accepting and dealing with customers' orders, tracking orders and continually providing customers with updates.
• Accurate data input – bespoke to Stewart International Transport.
• Communicating and arranging sub‑contractors.
• Booking ferries and recording shipments.
• Sending drivers required information and helping with problems.
• Helping the Fleet Manager with all maintenance related duties.
• Managing PODs, CMRS and all paperwork within Transport Office.
• Completing custom paperwork such as transits & TSS.
• Assisting Senior Planners with route planning and driver allocation.
• Adhering to Stewart International's health and safety practices.

• Previous administrative or transport planning experience in a transport office.
• GCSE qualifications – English and above.

• Interest/knowledge in the transport sector with minimum 1 year experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Competent use of MS Office – particularly Microsoft Excel and Outlook.
• Organisational skills, including good time‑keeping and prioritising tasks.
• High attention to detail, professional & approachable.
• Ability to work as part of a team and use own initiative – positive can‑do attitude.
• Can work under pressure to meet deadlines for the business, customers and drivers.
• Willing to adapt to changing situations.

8 am to 6 pm, Monday to Friday (saturdays may be required as per business needs).

Competitive salary up to £35,500 (dependent on experience), company uniform, on‑the‑job training, free on‑site secure parking, 28 days annual holiday.

If you feel you are a suitable candidate for the job and keen to work in an exciting fast‑paced transport environment, we would love to hear from you.

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