Planning & Logistics Supervisor - Northallerton
The rewards
- Salary up to £45,000 plus benefits
- Opportunity to work in a reputable FMCG company in Northallerton
Hours
The role of Planning & Logistics Supervisor:
- Plan and schedule weekly/daily workload for all operating divisions, ensuring all customer requirements and daily outputs are delivered in full
- Utilise routing and scheduling software to optimise efficiency for the fleet
- Manage all activities associated with returnable transit packaging
- Strategic planning to support S&OP process and forward planning to manage changes in business needs
- Produce cost effective, service driven plans to agreed KPIs
- Allocate optimum route to market, based on best cost to serve e.g. own fleet, haulier, parcel etc.
- Plan resources (drivers, vehicles and trailers) to effectively meet fluctuations in demand
- Manage staff training requirements and arrange training course attendance
- Compile and communicate daily, weekly & monthly performance reports
- Ensure H&S is the number one priority and safe practices are upheld by all
- Support internal audits and implement corrective actions
- Leadership responsibility for the Planning & Logistics team
- Daily dialog with Operations & Logistics to support co-ordination of onsite operations and delivery of the plan
- Supervise activities to ensure that each task is being performed correctly in a timely manner
- Identify and communicate any training requirements / opportunities
- Manage relationships and service levels with 3rd party logistics providers
- Propose improvements to ensure continual efficiency improvement, waste reduction and service improvements
- Review & develop SOPs to ensure all activities are adequately recorded
- Gather and employ data to improve performance and eliminate faults/errors
The ideal Planning & Logistics Supervisor:
- Experience in logistics or supply chain management ideally within the FMCG industry
- Experience in a multi drop logistics environment
- Experience with imports/exports and relevant legislation
- Fast moving operational planning
- Working knowledge of transport and logistic systems
- Team supervisory experience
- Route planning & scheduling software packages
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office Software & ERP systems
- Excellent communication skills with ability to work across internal functions, customers & external providers
- Able to start on short notice
The Planning & Logistics Supervisor is responsible for management of the Logistics & Planning operations, ensuring all activities are performed in an accurate & timely manner in order to deliver functional and business objectives.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established organisation within the FMCG industry.
Operating as a mid-sized company, they focus on delivering high-quality products and services to their clients.
This is a fixed-term contract initially until March 2027.
