Our Tamworth based client, immediately requires an Logistics Planner. Possible permanent positions following a successful trial period. Duties include working with the distribution team to deliver customers freight within the agreed timescale and customers specifications for each consignment.
Purpose of the role
- Using all tools available to ensure that customers freight is delivered “on time and in Full”, whilst growing our Gross Profit.
- Delivering best in class performance by planning trunk routes to consistently achieve against a range of measures: (including but not limited to) fleet utilisation, Health, safety and legal requirements, customer specifications (times) etc following all company processes and procedures.
- Covering for the domestic planner when they are absent, planning the core domestic fleet to provide next day / same day service (required to work different shift pattern when covering. (when covering the domestic planner hours will be 11:00 – 20:00)
- Conducting a daily review of the previous day’s performance creating the Trunk report, to understand the Root Cause of any failed deliveries and create solutions to prevent re-occurrence, with feedback provided to management and the wider team.
- Achieving your performance targets and objectives, acting upon opportunities for improvement as well as building on your own strengths.
- Liaising with colleagues and 3rd parties around the UK to ensure a joint approach to delivering our customers freight
- Working alongside the team to produce management reports as and when required.
- Role model our corporate values, working as part of the distribution team to improve how we collaborate with others, communicate in a respectful way, and embrace a culture of coaching and feedback.
- Continually growing your own knowledge and skills, enabling you to cover multiple roles as and when required.
- Providing handover feedback at the end of every day to Management, supervisor, and colleagues.
Our client offers:
Other benefits of working for The Best Connection Group Ltd include:
- Weekly pay
- Online payslips
- Pension contribution
- Ongoing temporary assignment
- 28 days Paid Annual Leave pro-rata for PAYE (inclusive of statutory holiday)
