Shipper Planner Administrator

On Target Recruitment Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A market leader in building materials is seeking a Shipping Planner to support clients throughout the order to delivery process. The ideal candidate has strong customer service and logistics experience, is organized, and can effectively communicate with clients. Responsibilities include managing orders, ensuring timely deliveries, and working on a 3/5-week rota, which includes some working from home. Competitive salary and benefits are provided.

Benefits

Salary £36k

8% - 10% bonus

25 Days Holidays plus Bank holidays

Pension Scheme

Life Insurance

Training

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service and logistics, preferably in construction.
• Ability to manage the process from order to delivery.
• Good organizational and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Support clients through the order to delivery process.
• Manage programmed orders and services.
• Ensure timely dispatch of deliveries and communicate delays.

Skills

Customer service experience

Logistics background

Problem-solving skills

Organizational skills

Team player

Confidence in client engagement

Job description

The Company:

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Shipping Planner to work for a market leader in the supply of a wide range of Building Materials.

Internationally renowned with a firm commitment to sustainable development.

Worked on some of the most prestigious construction products in the UK and internationally.

Committed to providing customers with the most reliable and comprehensive array of building materials, through to tailoring customers specific needs .Home, Commercial, Construction, Infrastructure, Agricultural, Industrial, and other speciality applications.

Benefits of the Shipper Planner Administrator

• Salary £36k


• 8% - 10% bonus


• Hours: Monday Friday (shift rota start times are: 7.00am, 7.30am, 8.00am with the latest finish being 17.00pm)


• One in five Saturday morning (7.00am 12.00pm - working from home)


• 25 Days Holidays plus Bank holidays (increase with length of service)


• Pension Scheme


• Life Insurance


• Training

The Role of shipper / planner

• The Shipping Planner will be supporting the companies clients on the full process from order through to delivery of Ready-mix.


• Manage all programmed orders and services.


• Ensure deliveries are dispatched to the customer on time and that any delays are communicated to the customer as soon as possible.


• Working on a 3/5-week rota in the office, earliest start time is 7.00am and latest is 5pm and every 3rd/5th Saturday 5 hours working from home.

The Ideal Person for the shipper / planner

• Experience with working within a customer service and logistics background ideally construction but not essential.


• You will be used to managing a process from orders through to delivery and have experience of working on your own, ideally with heavy side but not essential.


• Be a problem solver, ideally have local knowledge.


• Good organisational skills.


• Team player


• Will be confident engaging with clients, dealing with queries and the successfully delivery of Ready Mix / Concrete, forward thinker, self-organised, self-motivated.

If you think the role of Shipper / Planner Administrator is for you, apply now!

Consultant: Amanda Ellis

Email: (url removed)

Tel no. (phone number removed)

Candidates must be eligible to work and live in the UK.

About On Target

At On Target, we specialise in sales, technical and commercial jobs in the Engineering, Construction, Building Services, Medical & Scientific, and Commercial & Industrial Solutions sectors, enabling our consultants to become experts in their market sector. We place all levels of personnel, up to Director across the UK and internationally.