Senior Planner

Sainsbury's; Crick; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Sainsbury’s in the UK is seeking a Senior Planner to lead the Primary planning team at Crick, driving the transport plan and continuous improvements to meet customer expectations. You’ll ensure efficient, safe and reliable delivery across the network.

You’ll manage a team, delegate, and develop talent while coordinating with other departments to optimise planning KPI targets and backhaul opportunities. Strong communication and problem-solving are essential.

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate attention to detail with strong planning and time management.
• Ability to delegate effectively while guiding a team or work autonomously as required.
• Proven problem-solving capabilities and lateral thinking for transport planning.
• Sound understanding of Health & Safety implications on site and safe working practices.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across departments and customers.

Responsibilities

• Review daily transport plan and implement changes for improvements.
• Motivate and appraise the Planning team to meet targets.
• Identify trends and adjust plans for upcoming events.
• Manage driver and trailer resources for efficient operations.
• Deliver planning KPIs and maintain a consistent standard.
• Secure backhaul work from suppliers.
• Coordinate with other departments and customers to ensure alignment.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Delegation

Teamwork / autonomy

Problem solving

Health & Safety on site awareness

Communication

Process improvements

People management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Enterprise transport planning systems

Paragon

Ortec

Job description

We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work/life balance. That’s waiting for you right here. Supply Chain and Logistics is the engine room that gets thousands of products from farms and factories, through the business and to millions of customers every day. We plan around everything from barbecue weekends to Sunday roasts, supporting those who want oven-ready cauliflower cheese and those who prefer to make it from scratch. Insight and data are everything. But so is judgement — when there’s an issue or ambiguity anywhere, we’re often the first to spot it. There’s a big transformation underway. It calls for people who champion change, bring others with them, and collaborate and communicate. Because those people can go a very long way here.

Senior Planner

We’re looking for a Senior Planner who can deliver excellent service to our customers through capable leadership of the Primary planning team at Crick, who can lead the transport plans at driving efficiency and constant improvements. After all, you don’t get to be one of the UK’s most loved retailers without exceeding customer expectations.

More About You

• Good attention to detail.
• Has effective time management and planning skills.
• Demonstrates the ability to delegate effectively and when to make decisions
• Can work as part of a team or autonomously as required.
• Has the ability to problem solve and apply lateral thinking as appropriate
• Understands the legal implications for Health & Safety on site
• Good communication skills
• Demonstrates the ability to drive process improvements in line with transport/warehouse strategy and best practice.
• Able to demonstrate good man management skills

More About The Role

• Accountable for reviewing the daily transport plan and implementing changes/improvements to daily plan.
• Manage, motivate and appraise the Planning team.
• Identify trends over time and implement appropriate changes for the future to support upcoming events
• Responsible for driver resource planning and unit/ trailer resources
• Responsible for the delivery of planning KPI’s in-line with targets
• Reviewing plan vs actual to deliver a consistent standard
• Responsible for gaining backhaul work from suppliers

Key Role Responsibilities:

• Communicate effectively with other departments and customers
• Review training requirements for colleagues and implement a proactive plan to maintain key skills and support our refresher program
• Able to prioritise workloads and meet competing demands
• Computer literate in all Microsoft packages and have used transport planning based systems (Enterprise, Paragon, Ortec etc)

Who We Are

We know that life is bigger than just your job and, while we can’t always accommodate every flexible working request, we do support part-time and job-share roles — so don’t hesitate to ask us how we can work around your availability.

One more thing: Sainsbury’s is a place for people who are open, kind and dedicated to doing better every day. Diversity and inclusion are key, so you’ll be a role model encouraging all colleagues to be themselves at work while also recognising great performance and cheering on progress.

Here at Sainsbury’s, we’re a proud equal opportunities employer that values diversity at every level of our business. Inclusion and Diversity are fundamental to our culture and values, fostering an innovative, collaborative and fast-paced work environment that means we can build a better future for our colleagues and our customers. Everyone is welcome at Sainsbury’s