Senior Transport Planner

Job Title: Senior Transport Planner

Location: Yeadon, Leeds (on-site)

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 + Benefits

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent, Monday to Friday, days

Loom Talent is recruiting a Senior Transport Planner on behalf of a long-established, logistics business based in Yeadon, North Leeds, providing warehousing, storage and transport services to customers across the UK.

This is a senior, hands-on planning role at the centre of a busy in-house HGV operation. You'll own day-to-day planning for the fleet, keep it efficient, compliant and fully utilised and be the go-to person for the more complex or time-critical work.

What you'll be doing:

• Planning and scheduling daily routes and loads for the HGV fleet, allocating drivers and vehicles based on load requirements, availability and drivers' hours
• Using the TMS and vehicle tracking to monitor live movements, manage exceptions and keep customers and internal teams updated
• Working closely with warehouse, customer service and subcontract hauliers to secure capacity and align dispatch with order priorities
• Briefing and debriefing drivers, producing manifests and transport documentation and keeping operational records accurate
• Monitoring compliance (drivers' hours, WTD, DVSA, H&S) and identifying opportunities to improve utilisation and service levels

What we're looking for:

• Strong track record in a transport planning or coordination role, ideally within a 3PL, haulage or distribution environment, planning HGV fleets
• National or International CPC
• Solid working knowledge of UK transport compliance: drivers' hours, Working Time Directive, DVSA
• Confident using transport management and tracking systems (Mandata experience a strong plus), plus Excel
• Calm under pressure, organised and a clear communicator with drivers, hauliers and customers
• Living within a commutable distance of Yeadon

Why apply:

• Join a well-established, family-run business with a strong reputation and a close-knit team
• Monday to Friday, day shift, no weekend working
• Competitive salary of £40,000 - £45,000 depending on experience
• Stable, permanent position with a business investing in its operation