Distribution Coordinator

Breedon Group plc; Leeds; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension Scheme

25 days annual leave

Life Assurance Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Breedon Group plc is seeking a Distribution Coordinator at the Leeds Concrete Plant. You will ensure on-time, in-full delivery by coordinating production visibility, orders, and transport plans, while liaising with Commercial, Operations and Transport teams to optimise distribution and EBIT.

Responsibilities include order capture, plan optimisation, driver scheduling, proactive customer communication, and maintaining data integrity to support informed decisions and performance improvements

Qualifications

• Managing competing priorities in a dynamic work environment.
• Overcoming logistics challenges to delight customers.
• Maintaining focus on outcomes in a constantly changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain visibility of production and transport availability to influence distribution planning.
• Capture and process customer orders in line with quotations and defined processes.
• Build and optimise a distribution plan to meet customer needs with cross-team collaboration.
• Plan driver rest times and manage adherence to H&S policy.
• Contact customers one day before delivery to confirm orders and schedules.
• Respond to plan changes promptly, minimising customer impact.
• Ensure transport and distribution data integrity for informed decisions.
• Build strong customer relationships over the phone and identify sales opportunities.
• Monitor KPIs and drive improvements in customer experience and distribution efficiency.
• Implement changes aligned with Customer & Commercial Excellence initiatives.

Skills

Managing priorities

Logistics challenges

Outcome focus

Tools

MS Office

CRM software

Job description

Distribution Coordinator

Department: Customer Service and Distribution

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Leeds Concrete Plant

Description

About Breedon Group: Breedon Group plc is a leading vertically integrated construction materials group in Great Britain, Ireland, and the USA. We're dedicated to providing high-quality materials and services for the construction industry, with a commitment to safety, sustainability, and innovation. Joining Breedon means becoming part of a team that values excellence and is committed to making a positive impact.

Position Overview: The primary responsibiltity of the Distribution Coordinator is to provide customers with the highest standards of customer service ensuring that we effectively plan and meet customer promises by delivering in full and on time, whilst optimising EBIT.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain visibility of production and transport availability to enable proactive influencing of distribution plan development
• Capture and place customer orders in line with quotations ensuring that information is accurately captured within Breedon’s systems and in adherence with defined processes
• Build and optimise a distribution plan which enables product delivery to meet customer needs and which supports development of a balanced and efficient distribution plan, liaising with the Commercial Team, Operations Team and Transport Team where needed to enable this
• Plan driver rest times and proactively manage and enable adherence to H&S policy
• Contact all customers on the day prior to delivery to confirm orders and delivery schedule
• Respond to changes in the plan driven by customer circumstance, production availability etc, minimising customer impact where possible, proactively contacting customers to alert them to changes which will impact delivery
• Ensure transport and distribution process compliance and maintain data integrity to enable informed decision making, including the capture of declined orders and lost volume
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, over the phone, to understand potential sales opportunities and alert the Commercial Team where appropriate
• Proactively influence and review shared performance KPIs (eg. Plan adherence) to drive improvement in customer experience and distribution efficiency
• Implement changes to ways of working in line with Customer & Commercial Excellence initiatives.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

You’ll enjoy;

• managing competing priorities and a dynamic work environment
• overcoming operations and logistics challenges to delight customers
• maintaining focus on outcomes in a constantly changing environment

You’ll be;

• a highly effective communicator and facilitator, able to collaborate across teams and levels
• a self-starter who is commercially focused and responds appropriately on your own to improve outcomes and process’s and assumes responsibility for your own performance
• proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel and Powerpoint) Word and experience with CRM software

You’ll have strong;

• organisational and multitasking skills
• analytical skills with the ability to generate insights from data
• verbal and written communication
• attention to detail and a right first time attitude
• effective conflict resolution and is adaptable and resilient.

Benefits

• A tailored, competitive salary
• Company Pension Scheme
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays on top (Scotland - 33 days annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays)
• Share Saver Scheme participation
• Company Life Assurance Scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for health and wellbeing support
• Discounts on a wide range of products through our employee benefits platform
• Broad learning opportunities and career progression pathways.

At Breedon Group, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued.

We believe in equality of opportunity for all and encourage applications from a diverse range of candidates.

If you're looking for a role that challenges you, offers progression, and contributes to building better futures, we'd love to hear from you. This position is an opportunity to grow your career within a supportive and dynamic environment at Breedon Group.