Logistics Planning Administrator

Booker; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tesco discount 10%

F&F Clothing 20%

Tesco Café 10%

Booker discount 10%

Pizza Hut 25% discount (after 3pm)

Burger King 25% discount (selected)

Contributory Pension

Life Assurance (1 year; 3 years if in/

Health and Wellbeing support and EAP

Exclusive discounts website

26 days holiday + public holidays

Job summary

Booker is seeking a Planning Administrator to support our logistics operation in the UK, ensuring accurate planning data and assisting with new customer openings. You'll respond to driver queries, maintain key data, and provide essential admin support to the Planning team, with strong MS Excel and Word skills and attention to detail.

Flexibility to travel occasionally and adapt to a fast-moving environment is preferred.

Qualifications

• Evidence of providing administrative support to internal contacts.
• Evidence of having previously worked in a fast moving transport or logistics environment.
• Result orientated with an excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent computer literacy with strong communication skills both verbal & written.
• Strong MS Excel & MS Word skills, must be able to demonstrate or talk confidently about skills here.
• Enthusiastic & highly self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Control the flow of information between the Planning team and the National Account Management team.
• Manage New Customer openings (NSOs) from a route planning perspective.
• Support the driver Route Request process by taking in, responding to and reporting on driver queries.
• Assist with the capture & maintenance of key data used in the route planning process; extracted from different systems.
• Administration of Delivery Point Risk Assessments for our Customer delivery locations.
• Administer the Customer locations and related data on Microlise.
• Extracting & storage of data from various planning systems.
• Liaise as required with various internal departments.
• Provide support to the Planning Team in their day to day activities including phone cover.

Skills

Administrative support

MS Excel

MS Word

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Tools

Microlise

Job description

Booker is seeking a Planning Administrator to support our logistics operation in the UK, ensuring accurate planning data and assisting with new customer openings. You'll respond to driver queries, maintain key data, and provide essential admin support to the Planning team, with strong MS Excel and Word skills and attention to detail.

Flexibility to travel occasionally and adapt to a fast-moving environment is preferred.