Ritchie Bros.

Asset management and heavy equipment auctions

Transport Planner

Logistics & TransportationPosted on Nov 13

Full-timeWinsford, UKNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Minimum one year of experience in a planning role.
Transport planning experience.
IT literacy.
Knowledge of UK road networks.
Knowledge of transport legislation, including drivers’ hours and tachograph requirements.
GCSEs in Maths and English at grade C or above.
Attention to detail.
Ability to use own initiative and work as part of a team.
Willingness to review and suggest improvements to driver and vehicle routing applications.

Responsibilities

Route collections for designated areas, incorporating deliveries and returns where possible, using company-owned trucks.
Plan daily vehicle collections based on insurance company instructions.
Organize driver and vehicle schedules for collections and deliveries to ensure cost effectiveness, full capacity, compatible geographic locations, even distribution of work, maximized driver hours and routes, and optimized vehicle use.
Follow driver processes, procedures, and legislative requirements, including the Working Time Directive and EU driving regulations for breaks, driving limits, working time, and rest periods.
Communicate with drivers regarding collections, returns, and deliveries.
Ensure collections and deliveries meet agreed service-level agreements and report when vehicles are collected.
Understand planning department processes, including specialist and small-lorry collections, and provide departmental cover when required.
Maintain daily records of vehicles collected and instructed, and organize documentation accompanying each run schedule, including driver check sheets and special instructions.
Ensure drivers have all required documentation before departure; communicate with drivers throughout the day about runs, produce maps, respond to queries, resolve schedule problems, and report issues or concerns to the line manager.
Manage cases where an owner or custodian cannot be contacted in accordance with agreed procedures.
Follow planning policies and report any issues to the line manager.

Responsible for the organisation of drivers and vehicles to achieve optimum payload for the collection and/or delivery of vehicles. Plan daily operations to be cost effective using driver management and maintain strict legal compliance in all areas of the operation.

Transport Planning Operations

Routing collections for designated areas incorporating deliveries and returns where possible and preferable to do so, through company owned trucks
Plan the daily vehicle collections based on insurance company instructions
Organise driver/vehicle run schedules for collection and/or delivery of vehicles, ensure cost effectiveness withfull capacity and compatible geographic locations, that work is evenly distributed, drivers’ hours/routes are maximised, and vehicle use is optimised at all times
Understand and comply with all Driver processes, procedures and legislative requirements including the working time directive, organising run schedules for each driver in consideration of EU driving regulations in respect of breaks, driving limits, working time directive and rest periods
Communicate thoroughly with our Drivers regarding their collections, returns and deliveries
Ensure that collections and deliveries are carried out within the terms of the agreed Service Level Agreements (SLA) and on collection that we are notified
Understand all aspects of the planning department including specialist and small lorry collection processes in order to provide cover for this department as and when required
Keep daily record of data of vehicles collected and instructed and monitor and organise all documentation to accompany each run schedule including driver check sheets, special instructions etc.
Ensure all the correct documentation is available for the drivers prior to departing and communicate throughout the day with drivers to advise collection/delivery runs, produce maps, respond to queries and resolve problems to maintain the delivery/collection schedule. Report any issues or concerns to your line manager
Manage instances where the owner or custodian cannot be contacted in accordance with agreed procedures
Ensure all planning policies are followed and report any issues to your line manager

Person Specification Skills & Experience Required

IT Literate
Minimum 1 year experience in a planning role
Transport Planning Experience
Good communication skills

Knowledge

Geographical knowledge of the UK road networks
Transport legislation including drivers' hours/tacho

Qualifications/Certificates/Education

GCSE’s in Math’s & English grade C or above

Personal Qualities/Other

Attention to detail
To be able to use own initiative as well as work as a part of a team
A willingness to review and suggest improvements to the Drivers and vehicle routing applications

Minimum Salary: -

Maximum Salary: -

About the Company

Ritchie Bros.

Asset management and heavy equipment auctions

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers connects buyers and sellers of heavy machinery, trucks, and other assets through auctions and asset-management services. Its core products are live and online auctions plus disposition and asset-management solutions that help sellers convert surplus equipment into cash and help buyers find and bid on used equipment. The auction process works by listing assets for sale in catalogs and conducting bidding—historically unreserved auctions and now increasingly online platforms—so buyers can bid from anywhere and sellers can reach a global audience. The company differentiates itself with a long history of transparency and integrity, a global footprint across more than 20 countries, and a shift toward online auctions that expands access and efficiency for both sides of the market. The goal is to provide a trusted, scalable marketplace that maximizes recovery for asset owners while delivering broad, convenient access to buyers worldwide.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Westchester, IL
Founded: 1958

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