Logistics Planner

Four Jays Group; East Sutton; Sur place; GBP 32 000 - 42 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Life Insurance with GP24 access

Employee Assistance Programme

Electric Car salary sacrifice

Cycle to work scheme

Company Events

GymFlex salary sacrifice

Résumé du poste

Four Jays Group in Maidstone invites a Logistics Planner to oversee and coordinate the movement of goods across the hire fleet. You will support deliveries, collections, and servicing, working closely with drivers and operations to keep schedules efficient.

The role requires practical knowledge of hire planning, strong numeracy, and IT literacy. It offers a full-time, permanent position with attractive benefits and a proactive team culture.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience of event and/or hire planning and scheduling.
• Transport familiarity or experience.
• Good knowledge and use of maps.
• Good knowledge of the south east of England road network.
• Good numeracy.
• IT literate; Experience of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Teams, Word, and Excel.

Responsabilités

• Assist the Hire Logistics Manager in day-to-day planning of deliveries, collections, and servicing of the hire fleet.
• Review, allocate and schedule jobs using the company's MCS hire system.
• Learn and manage the MCS platform to drive fleet efficiency.
• Interact with the hire desk, fleet drivers and operations teams to ensure the smooth day to day scheduling of the work programme.
• Liaise with drivers regularly to ensure smooth operations.
• Ensure that all queries within the logistics department are dealt with in a timely and professional manner.
• Adopt a can-do attitude toward the day to day tasks.
• Be prepared to assist other parts of the business with new lines of work and opportunities.
• Adopt a positive attitude towards learning and complying with the company's management systems.
• Contribute towards a positive business culture through attention to detail, aspiring for excellence, and teamwork.

Connaissances

Event planning

Hire scheduling

Transport knowledge

Maps knowledge

Numeracy

IT literacy

Outils

Outlook

Teams

Word

Excel

Description du poste

Job Title: Logistics Planner

Location: Barling Farm, Maidstone ME17 3DX

Salary : Competitive

Job Type : Full time, Permanent

Working Hours: 47.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

About Us:

Four Jays, part of the Heathcote Holdings group, is an integrated business supplying the needs of all types of welfare hire across the South East. The company prides itself on providing solutions to our clients promptly and professionally, whilst continuing to expand within a rapidly moving sector

About the Role:

Four Jays are looking for a Logistics Planner to oversee and coordinate the efficient movement of goods and services within the organisation.

Responsibilities:

• To assist the Hire Logistics Manager in the day to day planning of the deliveries, collections, and servicing of the hire fleet
• To review, allocate and schedule jobs using the company's MCS hire system.
• To learn and manage the MCS platform to drive fleet efficiency
• Interact with the hire desk, fleet drivers and operations teams to ensure the smooth day to day scheduling of the work programme
• Liaise with drivers on a regular basis throughout the day to ensure
• Ensure that all queries within the logistics department are dealt with in a timely and professional manner
• Adopt a can-do attitude toward the day to day tasks
• Be prepared to assist other parts of the business with new lines of work and opportunities
• Adopt a positive attitude towards learning and complying with the company's management systems
• Contribute towards a positive business culture through attention to detail, aspiring for excellence, and team work

About you:

Essential Requirements:

• Knowledge and experience of event and/or hire planning and scheduling
• Transport familiarity or experience
• Good knowledge and use of maps
• Good knowledge of the south east of England road network
• Good numeracy
• IT Literate. Experience of Microsoft Office including in order of importance: Outlook
• Teams
• Word
• Excel
• Punctual
• Full driving license

Benefits:

• Life Insurance with access to GP24
• Commitment to wellbeing through Employee Assistance Programme
• Electric Car salary sacrifice scheme for eligible employees
• Cycle to work scheme
• Company Events
• GymFlex salary sacrifice

Candidates with the relevant experience or job title of; Logistics Planner, Transport Operations Executive, Goods In Coordinator, Distribution Co-Ordinator, Operations Administrator, Logistics Operations Executive, Import Co-Ordinator, Export Coordinator, Logistics Administrator, Logistics Coordinator, Shipment Coordinator, Export, Transport Coordinator, Logistics Supervisor, , Stock Control Coordinator, Supply Chain Coordinator, Operations Administrator may also be considered for this role.