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 hours: Monday to Friday, 09.00-17.00
Key Duties of a Regional Planning Manager:
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 set up 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 of implementation on planning 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 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 too.
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
15. Experience of planning 100+ tractor units across multiple depots.
16. Experience within an FMCG environment.
17. CPC Desirable but not required.
18. Good geographical knowledge of the UK.
19. Excellent communication skills and ability to succeed in a pressurised environment.
20. Customer focus on delivery performance.
21. Experience of using an TMS system.
22. Strong analytical and excel capability across standard formulas.
23. Commercially and financially astute and driven to deliver exceptional results.
24. Experience in managing a team and to proactively encourage progression.
25. Proficient in computer literacy including Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Work and Outlook
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:
26. Annual Leave – Competitive holiday entitlement of 25 days plus the bank holidays.
27. Company Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When we achieve our goals you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme
28. 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
29. Pension scheme – we want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirement so we offer agreat contribution of 5% employee and 8% employer
30. Life Assurance - 4 x your annual salary
31. Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programmewe offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year
32. Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses
33. Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.
34. Everyday discounts - via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!