Company description: At Warburtons, family is at the heart of our business. Five generations'? worth of expertise that goes into making our bakery products allows us to continue a tradition of baking inherited over the past 150 years. Warburtons is the largest bakery brand in the UK, but that doesn't allow us to rest on our laurels. We are pioneers of the industry and ambitious market leaders, always seeking to challenge ourselves and convention. It is part of our philosophy to provide honest good sense on issues of health and well-being, helping the whole family to enjoy our products as part of a healthy, balanced diet, through a range of products to suit all meal occasions, lifestyles and tastes. Job description: The Recipe Do you have planning experience within a fast-paced environment and are looking for a new challenge? Were excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Planner to join our Logistics Planning team. Based at our Head Office in Bolton, this role operates on a 4 on 4 off days/nights shift rota. With a fleet of over 900 vehicles and one of the biggest independent distribution networks in the UK, we are proud to be delivering our freshly baked products daily to over 17,000 customer stores across the UK. Keeping our nations eggs in soldiers, Youll be proud of keeping our trucks moving and our customers happy. The Role Our Logistics planner is responsible for creating and coordinating the day-to-day transport and resource plan within our primary network, working closely with transport and manufacturing teams, ensuring compliance, and managing any in-day changes to planning. It will take someone who thrives off working within the fast-paced industry. Its an extremely busy role, and youll be planning activity for more than 200 Primary drivers daily across our national distribution network. The role is pivotal in ensuring that Warburtons maintains and enhances our customer offering of having the freshest product across the UK, in full and on time. Working as part of a busy and collaborative planning team, you will have a methodical and organised approach with the ability to multitask and prioritise your workload. You will be working closely with internal bakery and manufacturing teams, ensuring compliance with the plan and managing any in-day changes to planning We are committed to the investment in our future, and our Logistics Team is fundamental in supporting the business objectives. You will join a forward-thinking and highly driven team who are dedicated to exceeding customer expectations. We want you to be passionate and to thrive on a challenge. You will be resilient and innovative in your thinking. Working throughout the UK network, you will have a great understanding of locations, routes, and the national road network. Youll be focused on keeping our supply chain moving and our customers happy, building great relationships both internal & external, whilst providing key metrics on a daily, weekly, and period basis, reporting any issues along the way, and managing costs. Essential Ingredients Excellent communication skills; influential and persuasive. Strong relationship-building skills; credible with internal and external contacts at all levels. Analytical and meticulous problem solver. You will have planning experience, preferably in a distribution or manufacturing business. Extra Dough At last and by no means yeast you will want to know what your breads worth. A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share) Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement, we'll allow you to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leave Award winning pension scheme with company contributions of 7% Life assurance Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website Continued investment in your personal development Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew! Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service