Planning Assistant-12 Month Fixed Term Contract or Secondment

GB Recruitment (England, Scotland, Wales); Daventry; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Pension scheme with 8% employer + 4%员工

24/7 GP consultations

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Loans, savings schemes

Mortgage advice

Job summary

DHL Supply Chain in Daventry is seeking a Planning Assistant to join our logistics team. The role focuses on daily planning, liaising with customers, and coordinating with admin, stock and warehouse teams to keep the production plan accurate.

The successful candidate will have warehousing experience and familiarity with WMS systems like Nulogy and Blue Yonder, plus strong Excel and MS Office skills.

Qualifications

• Previous warehousing experience is essential.
• Experience with planning systems (Nulogy and Blue Yonder) would be desirable.
• Stock/inventory tracking experience.
• Excellent planning skills with a proven track record.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• IT literate – Excel and Microsoft packages.

Responsibilities

• Support customer liaison and communicate with customers by calls and email.
• Coordinate with admin, stock and warehouse teams.
• Monitor the production plan to keep it up to date and accurate.
• Maintain weekly consumables stock levels and accurate trackers.
• Provide data to management for reporting as required.

Skills

Planning

Communication

IT literacy

Excel

Tools

Nulogy WMS

Blue Yonder WMS

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 the management 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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