Location: Bolton
Function: Distribution
Job Reference: 7122
Employment Type: Permanent / Full Time
Closing Date: 08/10/2025
Job Title: Primary Logistics Planner
Contract: Full Time, Permanent 4 on 4 off Days and Nights rotating
Location: Bolton
Do you have planning experience within a fast-paced environment and are looking for a new challenge?
Following an internal promotion, we're 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, You'll be proud of keeping our trucks moving and our customers happy.
The Recipe
Our Logistics planner is responsible for creating and co-ordinating 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 that thrives off working within the fast pace of the industry, It's an extremely busy role and you'll be planning activity for more than 200 Primary drivers daily across our national distribution network. The role is pivotal in ensuring that Warburtons maintain and enhance 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 multi-task and prioritise your workload. You will be working closely with internal bakery and manufacturing teams ensuring compliance to 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, therefore you will be resilient and innovative in your thinking.
Working throughout the UK network you will have a great understanding of locations, routes and national road network. You'll be focused on keeping our supply chain moving and our customers happy, building great relationships both internal & external whilst providing key metrics on daily, weekly and period basis, reporting any issues along the way and managing costs.
About Us:
Be part of a great family. As an organisation that is 149 years old, with a clear purpose and values, we provide staple products that help to feed our nation. You've probably tasted our products - now have a taste of what it means to be part of the family behind developing, creating and delivering all the incredible products that we're famous for. We're proud of our heritage and we love our brand, we know you will too
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
* Able to work a flexible shift pattern, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
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 give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leave
* Award winning pension scheme with company contributions
* 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.
We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.