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

What's in it for you

The additional Benefits of being part of the BEST team!

• 10% Tesco discount, which increases to 15% for 4 days every 4 weeks (all discounts apply to home delivery)
• 20% discount on F&F Clothing
• 10% discount atTesco Café
• 10% Booker discount
• Pizza Hut Restaurants:25% discount after 3pm, excludes buffet and deals
• 25% discount at selected Burger King restaurants
• Contributory Pension.
• 1 year life assurance for all colleagues; or 3 years if you join the pension scheme
• Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family & the opportunity to join a healthcare cash plan.
• An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including cinema vouchers & a cycle to work scheme
• A great holiday package - 26 days plus public holidays

About the role

We operate the UK's ONLY flexible multi-temp, shared customer delivery logistics network. We buy, warehouse, pick and distribute products to the nation's best loved food and drink brands every single day and provide the best experience to our customers.

As a Planning Administrator, you'll play a key role in supporting our logistics operation, ensuring accurate planning data, assisting with new customer openings, responding to driver queries, and providing vital administrative support to the Planning team.

You will be responsible for

• Controlling the flow of information between the Planning team and the National Account Management team
• Manage New Customer openings (NSOs) from a route planning perspective
• Supporting the driver Route Request process' by taking in, responding to and reporting on driver queries
• Assisting 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

You will need

Essential:

• 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

Desirabl e:

• Flexibility to attend meetings and or to travel to other locations from time to time
• May be required occasionally to work for short periods in warehouse analysing information