Operations Planning Specialist

Peugeot Sport (Stellantis Motorsport); Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive company in the UK is seeking a candidate to plan and coordinate transport operations. Responsibilities include preparing transportation plans, managing fleet activities, and creating reports to optimize performance. Ideal candidates will have a relevant degree or equivalent experience along with strong customer focus and communication skills. This role is based in Ellesmere Port.

Qualifications

• Dedication to customer focus to meet expectations of internal and external customers.
• Good verbal/written communication skills for effective liaising.
• Strong organization and planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare transportation plans and routes to maximize profitability.
• Manage fleet managers' activity, monitoring routes.
• Prepare drivers' activity according to schedules and regulations.
• Analyze budget volumes and transport forecasts.
• Create reports to optimize load rates.
• Initiate development of new reporting tools in Business Intelligence.

Skills

Customer focus

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Planning skills

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Job Mission

Within the Drive 4 You department of Stellantis UK you will be required to plan and co-ordinate transport operations in order to optimize the transport performance of all vehicles of the Stellantis Group Brands (Alfa Romeo, Citroen, Fiat, Vauxhall and Peugeot) destined for our fleets or the network. These operations are planned based on activity forecasts to guarantee the distribution of out Stellantis network and internal customers.

The main responsibilities and role requirements are as follows:

• Prepare transportation plans and routes to optimize and maximize profitability.
• Manage and coordinate the activity of fleet managers, monitoring routes.
• Prepare the drivers’ activity according to schedules and holidays and legal regulations.
• Analysis and definition of budget volumes and transport forecasts.
• Creation of reports and management of KPIs to optimize the load rate.
• Initiate the development of new reporting tools to (Business Intelligence) to standardize results summaries for all the groups brands.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate the following:

• Dedication to customer focus to meet the expectations and requirements of all internal and external customers.
• Demonstrate good verbal / written communication skills in order to liaise effectively
• Good organisation / planning skills
• A relevant degree or equivalent experience