Senior Route Planner (Remote)

Green & Wolvin Recruitment; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus package

33 days annual leave

Healthcare allowance

Career ladder

Training & development

Job summary

Green & Wolvin Recruitment is seeking a Senior Route Planner for a blue-chip food distribution business in the Midlands. You will work in a hybrid/remote capacity from Nottinghamshire, directing a multi-drop operation and managing up to 800 daily routes using MaxOptra/Paragon.

Reporting to the Logistics & Supply Chain Director, you will monitor OTIF delivery, control costs, ensure WTD and VOSA compliance, and lead driver and fleet planning with a focus on service KPIs and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in transport planning or network design.
• Experience with TMS/transport planning software (MaxOptra or Paragon).
• Systems-based planning experience is essential.
• Experience with multi-drop deliveries in food/3PL or temperature-controlled sectors.
• Excellent customer service experience.
• Based remotely or on a hybrid basis in Nottinghamshire.

Responsibilities

• Plan up to 800 multi-drop routes per day on a Day 1 for Day 2 basis using TMS (MaxOptra & Paragon) and manual planning.
• Utilise planning software to ensure deliveries reach OTIF and meet KPIs.
• Organise transport through a fleet of HGV/LGV and third-party transit.
• Ensure drivers operate within WTD and VOSA regulations.
• Monitor transport-related expenses (fuel, maintenance, labour) and keep within budget.
• Oversee vehicle availability, maintenance, and fleet safety compliance.
• Uphold and exceed service and customer-led KPIs in the transport plan.

Skills

Transport planning

Network design

Customer service

Tools

MaxOptra

Paragon

Job description

Client Details

Our client is a marketing-leading, blue-chip provider, of food manufacturing and service product with a world-wide presence. This food distribution business supplies quality ambient, chilled and frozen products across the UK. You will be joining a fast-paced environment (distributing B2B and B2C) in an existing logistics & manufacturing hub around 400k sq.ft. with circa 250 colleagues across warehousing and transport.

Job Description

As a Senior Route Planner you will report in to the Logistics & Supply Chain Director on a daily basis. You will be responsible for the following areas for responsibility across the Nottinghamsire office. However, you will be based either remotely or on a hybrid pattern of your choosing.

• Being part of a team responsible for planning up to 800 multi-drop routes per day on a Day 1 for Day 2 basis utilising planning TMS software (MaxOptra & Paragon) and manual planning within a mixed fleet of class 1, class 2 and temperature controlled vans.
• Utilsing leading planning software to ensure deliveries reach their destination OTIF and within agreed service KPIs.
• Organising transport through a fleet of HGV and LGV vehicle alongside a third party transit means via sub-contraction.
• Ensuring drivers are operating within WTD regulations and in-line with VOSA regulations.
• Monitor transport-related expenses, such as fuel, vehicle maintenance, and labour costs, ensuring operations stay within budget.
• Oversee the availability, maintenance, and operational efficiency of vehicles within the transport fleet, ensuring compliance with legal and safety requirements.
• Ensure the service and customer led KPI's are uphold and exceeded within the company transport plan.

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will have an expansive background in transport planning within the transport industry - ideally within food service, 3PL and/or pharma products. The ideal Senior Route Planner will have the following skills and experience:

• 3+ year's experience in transport planning and / or network design.
• Experience working with TMS or Transport Planning software (such as MaxOptra or Paragon)
• Systems based planning experience is essential
• Ideally the postholder would have experience on multi-drop deliveries within the food / 3PL or temperature controlled sector (such as Pharma).
• Excellent customer service experience.
• Based either remotely or on a hybrid basis in Nottinghamshire.

What's On Offer?

• £43,000-£50,000
• 33 days annual leave
• Comprehensive bonus package (circa 10%)
• Access to a growing career ladder
• World-class training & development within one of the UK's fastest growing markets
• Private family healthcare allowance