Delivery & Logistics Planner

Breedon Group plc; Norwich; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tailored, competitive salary

Company Pension Scheme

25 days annual leave

Share Saver Scheme participation

Company Life Assurance Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts on employee benefits

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Breedon Group plc is seeking a detail-oriented Distribution Coordinator for the Longwater Asphalt Plant, Norfolk. You will plan, schedule and coordinate deliveries, optimise routes, and ensure on-time, cost-efficient distribution while delivering excellent customer experiences from order to delivery and beyond.

The role focuses on operational support, stakeholder liaison, and proactive communication with customers, operations, and transport teams to improve service levels and capacity

Qualifications

• Previous experience in distribution planning, transport coordination, or logistics operations.
• Knowledge of logistics, transport regulations, and planning best practices.
• Strong IT skills, especially in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Understanding of routing, vehicle capacities, and cost-efficient load planning.
• GCSEs or equivalent (minimum).
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving ability.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and adapt to last-minute changes.
• Customer-focused approach with a commitment to service excellence.
• Team player with the ability to work independently when needed.
• Analytical thinker with an understanding of cost and service trade-offs.

Responsibilities

• Providing day-to-day operational support to Shipping and Weighbridge staff.
• Liaising with our material supplier, Stema, to manage and coordinate timely deliveries.
• Starting early each day with the Asphalt team to ensure phone lines are covered and proactive support is provided to our customers.
• Schedule and track shipments to ensure timely delivery ensuring effective use of transport to deliver dry, coated and concrete to all customers internal and external
• Liaise with quarries to ensure material to suit customer needs are available at the correct times and provide effective communication to customers
• Work collaboratively with Operations, Transport and Commercial Teams to optimise distribution plans on the day(s) prior to delivery
• Build and maintain a forward view of haulage and production capacity and work with the Transport Manager to enhance capacity, vehicle availability and service levels daily
• Build haulier and owner driver relationships to maintain or increase availability at current rates
• Liaise with the Transport Manager on all compliance issues, excessive costs for vehicles and any driver or vehicle issues
• Liaise with workshops internal and external to ensure vehicles are maintained as per our legal obligations
• Ensure all duties undertaken by drivers meet our legal obligations, including managing drivers working hours start times and finish times
• Act as the point of contact for Operations and Transport to communicate production disruptions as a result of plant breakdown, driver absence etc., sharing with the Commercial Team to enable them to proactively manage customer expectations to minimise impact
• Analyse declined orders to understand opportunities to enhance capacity to produce/deliver product
• Analyse lost volumes (cancelled or reduced orders) and share repeat occurrences of customer cancellations/reduced orders with the Commercial Team
• Implement and embed changes to ways of working in line with Customer & Commercial Excellence initiatives.

Skills

Distribution planning

Transport coordination

Logistics operations

Excel, Word, Outlook

Routing and load planning

Attention to detail

Education

GCSEs or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Breedon Group plc is seeking a detail-oriented Distribution Coordinator for the Longwater Asphalt Plant, Norfolk. You will plan, schedule and coordinate deliveries, optimise routes, and ensure on-time, cost-efficient distribution while delivering excellent customer experiences from order to delivery and beyond.

The role focuses on operational support, stakeholder liaison, and proactive communication with customers, operations, and transport teams to improve service levels and capacity