Planning Administrator

Tesco; Royton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tesco discount

Discount on F&F Clothing

Discount at Tesco Café

Booker discount

Healthcare and wellbeing support

Pension scheme and life assurance

Holiday entitlement: 26 days + public

Discounts platform and cycle to work

Job summary

Booker is the UK's leading food and drink wholesaler and part of Tesco plc. As a Planning Administrator in Royton, you will support the planning team by ensuring accurate data, assisting with new customer openings, and handling driver queries in a fast-paced logistics environment.

You will maintain data across multiple systems, administer risk assessments for customer locations, and collaborate with internal departments while providing essential day-to-day support, including phone cover.

Qualifications

• Experience 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

• 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.

Skills

Administrative support

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Motivated

Team player

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

Job description

Booker • Salmon Fields Royton • Working hours 40 hours • Apply by 18-Sep-2026

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.

What is 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 at Tesco 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

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

• 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

Desirable:

• 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

About us

Booker is the UK's leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses, from locations across the country. We operate over 190 cash and carry branches, 8 distribution centres, 5 Best Food Logistics sites, as well as 6 support centre locations across the UK.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) at Booker means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we're a place where Everyone's Welcome.

We know life looks a little different for each of us. That's why at Booker and Best, we always welcome conversations about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers; some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we may be able to support you.

We're proud that Booker is a Disability Confident Committed Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support you can expect, please contact [e-mail]

Please note

We can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as the warehouse, beers, wines & spirits, and driving roles.

On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.

*Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however, is operated separately from the core Tesco business and as such the benefits offered will be different from those offered at Tesco*

For more information about us please visit www.bookergroupjobs.co.uk