Planning Assistant-12 Month Fixed Term Contract or Secondment

DHL Supply Chain; Daventry; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Pension scheme with employer/employee

Free confidential GP consultations

Discounts on retail and lifestyle

Job summary

DHL Supply Chain in Daventry is seeking a Planning Assistant to support the production planning, liaise with customers, and coordinate warehousing teams. The role is a 12-month fixed-term contract (full-time) based at Crick Side.

You will monitor the production plan, track stock levels and provide data for reporting. Experience with warehousing and WMS such as Nulogy or Blue Yonder is valued.

Qualifications

• Warehousing experience essential.
• Experience with WMS and planning systems (Nulogy, Blue Yonder) desirable.
• Stock/inventory tracking experience.
• Excellent planning and communication skills.
• IT literacy: Excel, Word, MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Support with customer liaison and regularly communicate with the customer on calls and via email.
• Communicate and work closely with admin, stock and warehouse teams.
• Monitor the production plan closely and ensure it is up to date and accurate.
• Monitor consumables stock levels, completing a weekly consumables account and keeping an accurate tracker.
• Provide data to management team as required for reporting purposes.

Skills

Warehousing experience

Planning

Communication

Excel/Word

IT literacy

Tools

Nulogy

Blue Yonder

Job description

Position: Planning Assistant

Location: Daventry (Crick Side)

Salary: £30,766.32

Shift patterns: Any Five From Seven, 1x Earlies 7am until 3pm and 2 x Lates 3pm until 11pm

Contract Type: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract or secondment (Full-Time)

Are you ready to dive into the world of logistics?

A TYPICAL DAY MAY INVOLVE?

• Support with customer liaison and regularly communicate with the customer on calls and via email
• Communicate and work closely with admin, stock and warehouse teams
• Monitor the production plan closely and ensure it is up to date and accurate
• Monitor consumables stock levels, completing a weekly consumables account and keeping an accurate tracker
• Provide data to themanagement team as and when required for reporting purposes

THIS ROLE WOULD SUIT PEOPLE WHO?

• Previous Warehousing experience is essential
• Experience with WMS and planning systems (Nulogy and Blue Yonder) would be desirable
• Stock/inventory tracking experience
• Excellent planning skills with a proven track record
• Communication skills - Verbal and written
• IT literate - Excel, Word, Microsoft packages

WHY JOIN US?

• Free on-site parking
• Join our generous pension scheme and benefit from an 8% employer contribution, alongside a 4% employee contribution
• Free confidential 24/7 GP consultations
• Hundreds of retail and lifestyle discounts
• Affordable loans, savings schemes and free mortgage advice
• Visit https://careers.dhl.com/global/en/working-at-dhl-supply-chain to learn more

WHO WE ARE?

We're the global leaders in supply chain management with 188,000 people in over 50 countries. Our expert teams work together to deliver for our customers across a range of industries including retail, automotive, healthcare and more.

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