Logistics Planning Manager
Location: Aspect House, Blantyre, G72 0HT / Hybrid
Salary: from £29,995
Closing Date: Tuesday 25th March
Interviews anticipated: early April
Help us create a better future, quicker
The roll out of Smart meters is a licensed obligation from Ofgem. Smart Field Services provides smart installation and meter maintenance service through its outsourced Meter Operators for all customers in the portfolio.
The Technical Services Team, within Smart Field Services, plays a pivotal role in the development of the services, which deploy 400k+ smart meters per annum, including liaising with our Meter Operators and SP MAP (Meter Asset Provider) team to ensure the provision, management, and use of metering and ancillary assets is carried out effectively in order to optimise install performance.
What you’ll be doing
1. Design and implement operational processes and systems that will manage the metering lifecycle from procurement via the MAP business, logistics, asset management, and end of life.
2. Develop and implement asset tracking of all assets from initial delivery, installation, maintenance, fault management, and end of life meter recovery.
3. Capture and analyse all asset information and industry flows relating to the meter for the purposes of billing to all suppliers and recovery of warranty claims from manufacturers.
4. Work in collaboration with the Operational team to ensure volumes required for the Deployment forecast is met and ensure total cost stays within budget targets.
5. Prepare weekly/monthly logistics reporting required by senior management to aid decision making.
6. Continuously monitor all financial logistics month-end tasks including month-end accrual postings in SAP.
7. Effectively manage the install and invoice validation processes ensuring only installs which have passed the full validation process and include the correct form of backing data are paid for by MAP.
8. Work in collaboration with the Technical team to determine test schedules for new technology releases and sampling of faulty meters to determine common trends within the metering infrastructure for budgeting and forecasting purposes.
What you’ll bring
You’ll bring knowledge and experience in contract management from a business, numerate or technical discipline with strong influencing and negotiation skills. Experience in logistics or industrial stock control is essential, including the tracking and reconciliation of materials and a proven track record of managing a geographically dispersed distribution network.
Sound understanding of the commercial environment and ability to demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent written and verbal communication skills will add your ability to obtain buy-in from all levels of the organisation and external providers, allowing the delivery of effective commercial arrangements.
What’s in it for you
As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.
At ScottishPower, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow. That’s why our benefits include:
* 36 days annual leave
* Holiday Purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
* Share Schemes
* Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
* Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
* Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
* Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
* Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
* Life Assurance (4x salary)
* Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
* Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more
Why ScottishPower
ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, we’re at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6m every working day to make this happen. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.
Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in.
ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long-term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to careers@scottishpower.com.
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