Logistics Planner.

GI Group Main Account; Andover; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics recruitment firm is seeking to hire a Logistics Planner in Andover, Hampshire. You will support the Logistics Coordinator in planning and routing deliveries, enhancing communication between drivers and sales, and ensuring efficient operations. The ideal candidate should have strong organizational skills, transport experience, and a passion for customer satisfaction. This position offers an annual salary of £34,000 and a holiday allowance of 33 days.

Benefits

33 Days holiday allowance

Standard Nest pension

Full-time hours 09.30 - 19.30

Qualifications

• Must work well in a team environment.
• Must have great communication skills.
• Must demonstrate good organization and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with drivers about their daily tasks.
• Organize external transport and manage bookings.
• Prepare routing for the next day’s deliveries.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Transport experience

Customer satisfaction focus

Attention to detail

Time management

Job description

Logistics Planner.

Job Location: Andover, Hampshire.

Salary to: £34,000 annual salary.

Hours: 09.30 - 19.30 hrs. Monday to Friday with 1 hour lunch.

Pension: Standard Nest pension minimum.

Holiday Allowance: 33 Days - on an accrual basis for 25 Days per year plus 8 bank holidays.

Position Details / Job Purpose:
The purpose of this role is to support the Logistics Coordinator with their role in carrying out the daily planning and routing for the Company's own fleet of delivery vehicles and keep the sales team and driver team informed throughout the day. This is a very key role for Transport as it provides the vital link between the deliveries, sales team, drivers and customers. In short, the mission for each day is to get every delivery to site on time and in full, whatever takes to fulfil in the most efficient way.

Key Responsibilities:

• Communicating with drivers as they go about their day.
• Communicating with sales on all aspects of deliveries and delivery information.
• Organising any external and extra transport, including booking pallet network deliveries (keeping records of these too).
• Organising drivers to cover the day's deliveries (including booking agency/ temp drivers).
• Day to day preparation for the routing in the evening (including but not limited to checking weights, dates and noting special requirements).
• Organising collections from suppliers and customer's sites.
• Managing feedback from drivers to sales and vice versa.
• Carrying out the daily routing schedule at the end of each day - accumulating all orders and planning them suitably for loading then delivering the next day.
• Managing delivery issues via "green forms" - communicating, producing and advising from them.
• Ensuring completed arrival of drivers with collections being booked in.
• Booking in and advising on any special requirements.
• Completing drivers information after routing - start time, vehicle and paperwork
• Raising purchase orders for 3rd party transport suppliers.
• Supporting warehouse supervisor when required.

Requirements:

• Works well in a team.
• Great communicator.
• Great organisation and admin efficiency.
• Previous transport experience.
• Passion for company and customer satisfaction.
• Good Attention to detail.
• Good time management.

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