Logistics Planner
Job Location: Christchurch, Dorset
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: Up to £26,000 - £30,000 per annum, depending on experience
Hours: Monday – Thursday 8am – 5pm – 40 hours per week
Benefits: Free parking, modern open plan office, 23 days holiday increasing to 28 days after 5 years’ service plus bank holidays plus Option to buy up to 4 days additional holiday every year, Various discounts available for shopping / cinema / gyms etc, death in service scheme, welcoming team environment, regular social events.
We are recruiting for an experienced Logistics Planner to join a well-known decorative homeware company in Christchurch.
This well-known business supplies not only the general public but major retail chains such as; Dunelm, Laura Ashley and John Lewis.
Working within a small team of 2, you will be responsible for planning and scheduling the safe delivery of customer orders.
Within your role, your duties will include:
* Planning and coordinating customer orders from receipt to delivery, ensuring they arrive safely and on time
* Using various customer and haulier portals to receive orders and generate delivery labels
* Keeping customers up to date with lead times and delivery costs
* Advising customers of any delays, issues or stock shortages
* Keeping on top of new orders coming in, ensuring they are given to the warehouse with all the relevant paperwork
* Reviewing current stock levels to plan workloads with the warehouse team
* General administration including keeping the ERP system up to date with progress and communication
The successful applicant will possess:
* Previous experience within a logistics planner / coordinator position
* Excellent communication skills as you will be liaising with customers, hauliers and the warehouse to ensure deliveries are on time
* Strong attention to detail to generate correct paper work and delivery labels
* Ability to navigate various systems as you will be using various portals and databases
* Good excel skills (VLOOKUPS / Pivot tables)
* Excellent prioritisation skills
In return for your hard work the company offer:
* 23 days holiday increasing to 28 days after 5 years’ service plus bank holidays + Option to buy up to 4 days additional holiday every year
* Free car parking
* Various discounts available for shopping / cinema / gyms etc.
* Death in service scheme
* Welcoming team environment
* Regular social events
Hours: Monday – Monday – Thursday 8am – 5pm – 40 hours per week
This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a thriving company where you will play a key part in ensuring Logistics runs smoothly.
For more information about this brilliant opportunity please contact our Recruitment Team on (phone number removed) or apply with a full CV
Those who have the right skills and experience, our aim is that you will hear back from us within 24 hours but due to the high number of applications we are receiving at present, we are unable to respond to every application individually so If you do not hear from us within 3 days, please assume that your application at this stage has not been successful. As new positions arise, we will review any applications already made to us and may contact you about other suitable roles.
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