Central Planning Co-Ordinator

Whistl; Astley; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days annual leave

Company Pension

Long service rewards

Health cash plan

Life assurance scheme

Critical Illness cover

EAP access

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Whistl is seeking a Central Planning Co-ordinator to join the Planning & Support team. You will support day-to-day planning of collections and deliveries across the network, ensuring operational efficiency and service levels.

Working closely with Planning Supervisors and Transport Planning teams, you will monitor volumes, manage data in transport systems, and generate performance reports to drive improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience in transport, logistics, planning, or distribution.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and data analysis.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Well organised with ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning of collections and deliveries across the network's van fleet.
• Monitor volumes against capacity and highlight issues to the Planning team.
• Communicate with drivers, depots, transport teams, and operations colleagues.
• Collaborate with Customer Service and Commercial teams to fulfil customer requests.
• Maintain and update transport systems, ensuring data accuracy.
• Produce performance reports and distribute information across the business.
• Identify opportunities for route improvements and efficiency initiatives.
• Assist with mailbox management, administration and planning activities.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Transport planning

Tools

Transport systems

Job description

We're looking for a Central Planning Co-ordinator to join our Planning & Support team at Whistl North. Working closely with the Planning Supervisor, Network Planning Manager, and Transport Planning team, you'll support the day-to-day planning of collections and deliveries across our network while helping to ensure operational efficiency and excellent service levels.

This is a varied role that combines transport planning support, reporting, administration, system management, and stakeholder communication, making it ideal for someone with experience in a transport or logistics environment who enjoys working in a fast-paced operational setting.

If you have experience within transport or logistics and enjoy working with data, planning activities, and operational teams, we'd love to hear from you.

About the RoleWhat you will be doing

• Support the planning of collections and deliveries across the network's van fleet.
• Monitor volumes against available capacity and highlight any issues to the Planning team.
• Communicate effectively with drivers, depots, transport teams, and operational colleagues.
• Work closely with Customer Service and Commercial teams to fulfil customer collection requests.
• Maintain and update transport systems, ensuring data accuracy and overall system housekeeping.
• Produce performance reports and distribute information across the wider business.
• Identify opportunities for route improvements and support efficiency initiatives.
• Assist with shared mailbox management, administration, and wider planning activities.

Benefits

• 23 days' annual leave
• Company Pension
• Long service rewards: both financial and leave-based.
• Health cash plan.
• Life assurance scheme.
• Critical Illness cover
• Access to our prestige benefits and rewards portal.
• Career development opportunities.
• Access to a well-established Employee Assistance Programme provider.
• And other excellent benefits you'd expect from a market leader.

Requirements

What We're Looking For

• Experience within a transport, logistics, planning, or distribution environment.
• Good knowledge of UK geography and road networks.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work proactively and see tasks through to completion.
• Experience using transport management or logistics planning systems

Additional Information

• Flexible approach to working hours to support operational requirements.
• Occasional business travel, including overnight stays, may be required