Planner: Primary Transport

Job Advert Summary    

• Clover is looking for a Planner: Primary Transport to schedule and optimise Primary routes and rounds to ensure optimum supply to the distribution branches. This position is based at Clover Head Office. 

Requirements    

• Degree
• Relevant experience in applying job related concepts, techniques and processes at the required level
• Business English: Fluent
• Code 08 Driver's license
• Computer literacy (Intermediate)
• Work shifts/weekends/public holidays

Competencies    

• Proactive and action orientated         
• Must be a team player        
• Maintains high standards         
• Displays resilience, determination and flexibility        
• Collaborate with others to achieve a common objective        
• Commitment and motivation        
• Administrative capabilities        
• Communicates effectively        
• Ability to plan and organize        
• Apply expertise and technology         

Duties and Responsibilities    
Schedule Primary Vehicles        

• Schedule loads as per planning department requirements        
• Ensure vehicle availability for all loads scheduled        
• Ensure correct vehicle size as per planning requirement        
• Ensure on time collection and delivery as per planning department requirements
• Ensure quick turnaround times of all primary vehicles on route.        

Track Primary Vehicles        

• Track vehicles as per schedule        
• Ensure correct vehicles are allocated to routes for tracking purposes        
• Communicate with all parties on arrival delivery times of vehicles scheduled        
• Communicative any deviations on slot time bookings        

Create, analyse, communicate reports           

• Analyse and communicate loads on time reports        
• Run report Beame tracking % analyse and take corrective action         
• Run reports on loads with Beame actively tracked and take corrective action        

Conduct daily administration tasks        

• Ensure daily admin tasks are up to date - dispatch        
• Ensure daily admin tasks are up to date - receiving        
• Control shipment details         
• Seek the best tariffs on new routes        
• Control GKN Pallet movement on direct loads        

Deadline:2nd November,2026