Company Description
Following years of accelerated growth, Culina Group is now a £2.2 billion+ turnover business, employing over 22,000 staff, with a fleet of more than 5,000 vehicles. Culina Group operates from over 100+ depots across the UK and Ireland, serving more than 1,000 clients over its framework of chilled, ambient, contract packaging solutions and fresh and baked goods.
Part of the Culina Group, Great Bear is the flexible, agile ambient 3PL alternative. Great Bear is a key player in ambient 3PL with an extensive depot network and some brand new, state of the art facilities.
Job Description
As Regional Planning Manager, you will be contributing to the success of the transport/planning team. You will be responsible for managing a team of centrally based planners, together with all out base planning functions. A highly motivated and driven individual, you will be experienced at working in a quick and fast-paced environment and be able to deal with day-to-day challenges in providing an effective transport plan.
Working normally Monday to Friday on a 37.5hr working week. However, due to the nature of the role, you may be required to work additional hours/days to meet the demands of the business.
What will you be doing?
1. Work with Transport and Warehouse teams to create an efficient transport plan using the latest TMS.
2. Assembling of 400+ consolidated orders into loads in every 24hr period.
3. Responsible for the correct setup of hauliers, annual reviews, and general monitoring of performance.
4. Managing through a team the planning of daily workload of the fleet together with vehicles based on site and outbases.
5. To be the main point of contact for the implementation of any changes to the business.
6. Managing all customer collections through the team and ensuring all collections are planned in a timely manner to meet all onward journeys.
7. Maintaining and exceeding agreed KPI’s.
8. Proactively look for continuous improvements.
9. Be able to make decisions under pressure and to a tight timescale.
10. Have a flexible and adaptable approach to working in order to meet the requirements of the business, particularly at peak periods during the year.
11. Efficiently utilise the Culina Group network in support of Great Bear when volumes dictate.
12. To authorise spend relating to subcontractors both internally and externally, whilst maintaining a budget and understanding variations from this budget.
13. Be able to identify TMS development requirements, scope of requirement, and implementation on system upgrades.
14. Managing a modest size team of Transport administrators, planners, and senior planners.
Qualifications
1. Good geographical knowledge of the UK.
2. Proficient in computer literacy including Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
3. CPC desirable but not required.
4. Previous national planning of a large and complex operation (advantageous, not a necessity).
5. Experience of planning 100+ tractor units across multiple depots.
6. Excellent communication skills and ability to succeed in a pressurised environment.
7. Customer focus on delivery performance.
8. Commercially and financially astute and driven to deliver exceptional results.
9. Experience of using a TMS system.
10. Experience in an FMCG environment.
11. Strong analytical and Excel capability across standard formulas.
12. Ability to work using own initiative and with little supervision.
13. Experience in managing a team and to proactively encourage progression.
Additional Information
As part of our drive to make Great Bear a great place to work, we are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard-working performers.
Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.
Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:
1. Annual Leave – Competitive holiday entitlement.
2. Company Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When we achieve our goals you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.
3. Private Medical Cover – This gives you peace of mind, you have choice, flexibility, and speed of access to the most clinically appropriate care via Bupa.
4. Pension scheme – We want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirement so we offer a great contribution of 5% employee and 8% employer.
5. Life Assurance – 4 x your annual salary.
6. Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
7. Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses.
8. Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition, and long service awards.
9. Everyday discounts – Via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!
If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity, please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam.
Job Info
Job Title: Regional Planning Manager
Company: CV-Library
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands
Competitive
Posted: Nov 22nd 2024
Closes:
Sector: Distribution
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
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