Transport Planner – Manchester

Location: Manchester, UK. On-site role; shift flexibility may be required depending on operational needs.

Company

JINGDONG Logistics, part of hirify.global, provides technology-driven supply chain and logistics solutions covering warehousing, transportation, delivery, cold chain, and cross-border operations.

What you will do

• Plan daily transport routes using order volumes, delivery requirements, cut-off times, vehicle availability, and driver availability.
• Allocate vehicles and drivers, prepare dispatch plans, and ensure sufficient transport capacity for daily operations.
• Forecast vehicle demand using historical data, peak plans, operational trends, and volume forecasts.
• Optimise routes to improve vehicle utilisation, reduce empty mileage, control costs, and increase delivery productivity.
• Monitor planned versus actual route performance, including delivery completion, mileage, cost, departure times, and utilisation.
• Support peak-season planning, new route design, customer onboarding, network expansion, and transport improvement projects.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in transport planning, route planning, logistics planning, dispatch, fleet planning, parcel delivery, 3PL, or distribution operations.
• Good understanding of vehicle allocation, route optimisation, delivery scheduling, capacity planning, vehicle utilisation, and cost control.
• Experience using volume, operational, route, or cost data to support planning decisions.
• Basic understanding of UK transport compliance, including driver-hours rules, the Working Time Directive, vehicle capacity, and overloading risks.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, including collaboration with operations, warehouse teams, drivers, DSPs, subcontractors, 3PL carriers, and management.
• Strong Excel skills are required; a degree in logistics, supply chain, transport management, operations, business, data analysis, or a related field is preferred.

Nice to have

• Experience with TMS, WMS, route-planning systems, fleet-management systems, telematics, Power BI, or other data tools.
• Experience in e-commerce, parcel delivery, last-mile or middle-mile operations, high-volume transport, or multi-drop delivery.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a technology-driven global supply-chain and logistics environment.
• Contribute to smart warehousing, autonomous delivery, and international transportation operations.
• Collaborative, ownership-focused, and fast-paced working environment.
• Competitive salary, supportive workplace, and opportunities to develop skills through meaningful operational challenges.
• Inclusive equal-opportunity workplace.