Logistics Route Planner
Farnborough, GU14 6JF
Permanent
45 hours per week. Start times to vary, working on a Monday to Friday basis; however, flexibility is required to cover other days to suit business needs.
Competitive Salary with extensive benefits: product allowance, bonus scheme, access to 24/7 GP services, company pension contribution, generous holiday (including bank holidays), life assurance, and access to a range of high street discounts.
Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) is one of the leading, historic brewers in the UK. Formed out of a joint venture between Carlsberg UK and Marston’s PLC, we combine over 300 years of shared values, history, and heritage in UK brewing.
We are now recruiting for a Logistics Route Planner to join us. Reporting to the Depot Manager, this role will be responsible for route planning and supporting our drivers in the transport of our stock of lagers, ales, and craft beers from our Farnborough depot to our customers.
Key Accountabilities:
* Planning, directing, and controlling the activities of the CMBC Transport Team.
* Ensuring planned routes are in line with working time directive (WTD) and drivers’ hours.
* Producing optimal transport plans and approving transport routes.
* Assisting the Transport Management Team to ensure the department runs efficiently and effectively.
* Monitoring the Transport Management software.
* Liaising with our depots and customers as required on deliveries and any issues.
* Ensuring the department complies with health and safety legislation.
* Producing cost-efficient operational transport plans daily.
* Analytical planning – pushing to improve on cost and efficiencies.
* Reporting cost of plan data to key stakeholders (Depot and Transport Manager).
Experience and Key Attributes:
* IT literate with experience using MS Office and SAP preferred, but not required.
* Experience in a similar transport or route planning role.
* Experience using DiPS or an alternative planning system preferred, however not required.
* Knowledge of working time directive and both driver and vehicle restrictions.
* Experience in a logistics network, including transport compliance and managing route and/or driver route efficiency.
* Numeracy and literacy with attention to detail.
* Effective communication at all levels of the business.
* Ability to work autonomously.
This is an exciting time to join a business whose founders believed in quality, research, and developing the community. They looked to the future, prizing long-term growth over short-term gain. At Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company (CMBC), we are making a difference. Diverse people with diverse skills, working together and at speed, navigating changes in society, technology, and consumer preference. If you need reasonable adjustments made to the recruitment process, please reach out to your recruiter, who will be able to advise and support you.
So, what are you waiting for? Apply today, and a member of the recruitment team will be in touch!
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We look forward to receiving your application.
CMBC is a new company, fueled by highly engaged, empowered, and passionate employees who will go above and beyond to deliver best-in-class customer service and help grow our portfolio of brands and business. With their entrepreneurial spirit, these employees take personal accountability and initiative to act and find solutions. Our employees work hard and have fun, enjoying supportive relationships that extend across the whole business.
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