Logistics Planner

Holcim; Coalville; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and bonus

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Health & Safety focus

Enhanced family benefits

Job summary

Holcim UK is seeking a Logistics Planner to coordinate deliveries of aggregates and asphalt across the region. You will work with sales, customer service and operations to balance efficiency, cost, and customer satisfaction while upholding safety and quality standards.

You will optimise road logistics, build strong haulage partnerships, and deploy resources to meet orders. Strong organisation and communication are essential for success in this fast-paced role.

Qualifications

• Experience in logistics, planning, or a similar fast-paced administrative environment.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise under pressure.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, internally and externally.

Responsibilities

• Deliver optimised road logistics planning for aggregates and asphalt in line with KPIs and SLAs.
• Build relationships with haulage partners to ensure high-quality service.
• Deploy haulage resources to fulfil customer orders and maximise value.
• Communicate with customer service daily to anticipate and resolve issues.
• Negotiate haulage rates and maintain accurate contract information.
• Maintain and operate logistics planning tools for smooth operations.
• Share real-time transport information with colleagues and customers.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental and quality standards.

Skills

Logistics experience

Organisational skills

Communication

IT systems

Analytical thinking

Customer-focused

Tools

Logistics software

Job description

About Holcim

We are leaders in supplying innovative, sustainable building solutions to the UK construction industry; building progress for people and the planet.

Since 1858, we’ve helped shape the UK; powering the construction of homes and hospitals, roads and railways, schools and cities alike.

Our mission is to make sustainable construction a reality, through purposeful action that tackles real carbon and climate challenges. We are dedicated to helping Britain grow and thrive - by doing the right thing, doing it together, and making a difference.

Holcim UK Company Benefits

• Competitive Salary, plus bonus, 25 days holiday + your local bank holidays (with options to increase) and other benefits and other benefits- all recognising the contribution you bring
• Be valued and supported, working as part of a highly respected team in a business that has a huge focus on Health & Safety
• We care about you and your family. That’s why we offer enhanced family benefits, including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave. We understand that your personal life and family well-being are just as important as your career, so we’re committed to supporting you every step of the way.
• Be part of something bigger with our "Women Empowered - Stronger Together Mentor Program," designed to support, inspire, and uplift women across the business.
• Free 24/7 remote GP service for you and your household, offering medical advice, prescriptions, referrals, and same-day appointments.
• Opportunities for career progression both at home and abroad
• Join our affinity groups selected by and populated by our employees which bring together employees with similar backgrounds and interests to have powerful influence on the workplace
• Staff discounts including special rates for garden landscaping products

The Opportunity

Are you someone who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where every day brings a new challenge? Do you enjoy problem-solving, optimising operations, and making a real impact? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you to join Holcim UK as a Logistics Planner.

In this pivotal role, you’ll be the heartbeat of our logistics network – planning and coordinating deliveries of aggregates and asphalt across the region to ensure everything runs like clockwork. Working closely with our sales, customer service, and operations teams, you’ll help balance efficiency, cost, and customer satisfaction every single day.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Delivering optimised and integrated road logistics planning for aggregates and asphalt in line with business KPIs and SLAs.
• Building strong relationships with our valued haulage partners – both franchise and external – to ensure consistent, high-quality service.
• Deploying haulage resources effectively to fulfil customer orders, maximising benefit for both our business and our clients.
• Liaising daily with customer service representatives to anticipate and resolve potential service issues or plant breakdowns.
• Negotiating haulage rates and ensuring accurate contract information is maintained.
• Reviewing, maintaining, and operating our logistics planning tools to support smooth and efficient operations.
• Sharing real-time information about potential transport restrictions with commercial and customer service teams.
• Maintaining compliance with all health, safety, environmental, and quality standards across operations.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience in logistics, planning, or a similar fast-paced administrative environment.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise effectively under pressure.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, both internally and externally.
• Confidence in using IT systems and tools – knowledge of logistics planning or tracking platforms is a plus.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with a sharp commercial awareness.
• A proactive, customer-focused mindset and a passion for delivering operational excellence.

We are committed to building a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.