Transport Planner

Company: Gen Tech Recruitment
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Location: Lisburn
Job Description:

Permanent Transport Planner required for Lisburn.

Duties will include:

  • Assign customer sales to transport in the most cost effective and efficient way to make a delivery.

  • Plan and assign SORs to drivers and confirm booking dates.

  • Strive to ensure that all delivery requests are met for all customers.

  • Maintain driver, and customer relationships.

  • Create reports and delivery schedules for customers and different departments.

  • Liaise and communicate with Customer Services and Sales to identify issues that may affect the agreed delivery time, in order to keep the customer updated.

  • Work closely with the Sales team to ensure that accurate order information is obtained before a delivery is scheduled.

  • Ensure self-management of workload and multitask by communicating with customers across different communication platforms.

  • Maintain files and records and provide quick accurate information when required.

  • Work to a high standard and take responsibility for delivering all expected tasks.

  • Meet targets and deadlines to the required standards and within agreed timeframes.

  • Show initiative, act with confidence, and show ability to work under own direction.

  • Demonstrate commitment to the company values.

  • Ensure good relations and communications with all members of the company and provide excellent customer care in an efficient manner.

  • Continue to identify ways in which further improvements to performance and service delivery can be made to our customers.

Essential Criteria:

  • Recent experience within a Transport Planner position or similar industry.

  • Good understanding and experience of IT systems relevant to the transport industry.

  • Good geographical knowledge of NI & ROI.

  • Proactive approach to problem solving with good analytic skills.

  • The ability to drive initiatives that improve operational efficiencies.

  • Comfortable communicating with all levels of business.

  • The ability to work well under pressure.

Hours of Work: Monday – Friday 7.00am – 5.00pm, plus 1 weekend shift in 4 (Saturday or Sunday)

Salary: £36,000 – £40,000 DOE

Company Benefits

  • Additional Annual Leave (Service Based).

  • Matched employee / employer pension contribution 5%.

  • Life & death in service insurance.

  • EAP

  • Free gym membership.

  • Certified Training Courses.

  • Career progression.

  • Additional Company Benefits.

For further information contact Tanya Lyttle at GenTech Recruitment on

Skills:Transport Planner IT systems relevant to the transport industry. geographical knowledge of NI & ROI.

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Posted: May 16th, 2026