Transport Planner

Job Introduction

** At Saga we’re radically flexible which means our colleagues have total autonomy over where they work – home, hybrid or hub. This role has a hybrid element which means our team come together when we need to collaborate, and for this role there is an expectation to work from the office an average of 2-3 times per week**

Our people are everything to us. The way they deliver exceptional experiences every day for our customers, for their colleagues. The way they own what they do. Their 'Why's it like that?' curiosity. How they always think of others and work together to get things done. For us, for you, make do will never do. Good enough? Not even close. Come and do the best work of your life alongside lovely colleagues. Come to Saga. 

And right now, we are looking for a Transport Planner to join our Transport department. Joining the business at a time of growth, you will be producing cost effective plans based on our business rules and policies enabling a world class service to our internal and external customers while achieving the lowest cost to our business. 

Role Responsibility

• To learn, understand and maintain all aspects of our in house scheduling system. 
• Be proactive with all future developments.
• Provide our reservation system with pick up times, within a set period, a minimum of four weeks at present prior to departure dates.
• Supply logical and efficient routes for all transfer journeys to fleet drivers and third party contractors.
• Maintain the rules and parameters set by the company to ensure that drivers do not exceed their working hours.
• Maintain and update all systems and other separate databases with new information when required.
• Be aware and act upon all changes, cancellations, queries and any alterations, which may affect the efficiency of any route.
• Maintain the error report of bookings that cannot be loaded into the system, with feedback to the relevant departments to correct errors so booking flow smoothly through the system..
• To provide ad-hoc transfers for products unable to be loaded in our company scheduling and booking systems.
• Maintain a record of any future customer/business journey requests
• Keep up to date with any developments within the Transport Department.
• Ensure good communication to all other key staff.
• Be flexible with working hours to meet the business demands.
• Adopt a flexible, enthusiastic and driven approach to achieving the financial goals of the business. 
• Contribute to maintaining a high level of housekeeping and attention to health and safety issue so as to create a healthy and safe working environment.
• Willingly carry out any other duties deemed appropriate by the Company in line with the company Employee Handbook.
   

The Ideal Candidate

• Experienced in computer skills.
• Good attention to detail.
• Analytical approach to achieving economic transport plans.
• Ability to prioritise duties to best enable the departments efficiencies.
• Positive attitude to solving problems.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.

Our Saga Values:

• Precision Pace - Always owning and making things happen. 
• Empathy – Always aware of others. 
• Curiosity – Always asking why.
• Collaboration – Always one team, the Saga team!

Package Description

The standard benefits when you join Saga include: 

• Remote working available where possible

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays with the choice to buy a further 5 days annual leave per year 

• Free private medical insurance after 1 years' service 

• Workplace Pension 

• AXA Be Supported 

• A range of reductions and offers from leading retailers, travel groups and entertainment companies

About the Company

Having spent our first 30 years focused on travel, Saga launched Saga Magazine and developed home and motor insurance and financial services in the 1980s. Private medical and pet insurance followed in the 1990s, along with the launch of our own cruise ship operation. The strength of the Saga brand provides the Group with the ability to develop in-house or partner with suppliers to offer our customers and members highly differentiated, competitively priced products which meet their evolving needs.

Saga exists to help our customers and members lead the life they want to lead. To succeed in this, we know that the most important thing to do is to listen to our customers and members. At the heart of our business model is our drive to know more about our customers’ wants and needs so we are best placed to serve them.

Applying this approach over the past 70 years has enabled us to become the UK's specialist provider of products and services to people aged over 50 in the UK. The Saga brand has become one of the most recognised and trusted brands amongst UK consumers in this demographic and is recognised for its high quality products and exceptional standards of service. These include cruises and holidays, insurance, personal finance and the Saga Magazine.

When you join Saga you will see that we are committed to treating all employees fairly and to offering equal opportunities in all aspects of employment and advancement.

We value diversity not just because it is the right thing to do, but because diverse teams perform better. Creating a culture in which everyone feels welcome and offering equal opportunities in all aspects of employment and advancement is incredibly important to us. Fair consideration is given to applications from all applicants, including those with disabilities and those over who are over 50 as we are champions of age inclusivity.

We are an official Disability Confident Committed employer and ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible and we will make reasonable adjustments as required.

We are a member of the 30% Club and partner with Women Ahead which offers us a fantastic opportunity to take part in a leading, global, cross-company, leadership mentoring scheme to champion female talent.

We are a signatory of the Armed Services Covenant and have received a Silver Award from the Employer Recognition Scheme. 

To all recruitment agencies: Saga does not accept agency CVs unless specifically engaged on the role by the Talent Acquisition Team. Please do not forward CVs to our recruiters, employees or any other company location. Any engagement with employees or provision of CVs to employees within Saga where you have not engaged with the Talent Acquisition Team will be considered speculative and Saga will not be responsible for any fees related to CVs received in this unsolicited manner.

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