Network Optimisation Coordinator

**Company Description**
Following years of accelerated growth Culina Group is now a £2.2billion+ turnover business, employing over 22,000 staff, with a fleet of more than 5,000 vehicles. Culina Group operates from over 100+ depots across the UK and Ireland, serving more than 1,000 clients over its framework of chilled, ambient, contract packaging solutions and fresh and baked goods.

**Company Overview**

**Great Bear** (Part of the Culina Group) provides distribution services to FMCG clients. Customer centric service focus is delivered through a site-level empowered culture.

At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thriveA place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired

**Shift Pattern: Any 5 out of 7 Days**

**Salary: Up to £37,446 DOE**

We are currently seeking a Network Optimisation Co-Ordinator To join our Transport team at our Minworth site.

As a Network Optimisation Co-Ordinator you will optimise the planning route to market, using own fleet, internal sub contraction and external sub-contractors. Planning of multi sites vehicles and drivers, taking into account WTD & EU regulations and compliance legalities. The own fleet drivers will also incorporate Tramping drivers and some previous experience of planning tramping solutions would be beneficial. Networking is an essential to this role, as backloads will play a major part of this role and fundamentally the P&L for the business.

**Job responsibilities of a Network Optimisation Co-Ordinator include**:

- Optimal route to market for loads
- Re-planning routes to make the efficiencies that may be available now but were not at planning stage.
- Liaising with other 3pl’s and suppliers to seek out reloads back to the desired areas.
- Maintaining reports for both Operations and accounts teams, to ensure payments and revenue streams are correct in a timely manner.
- Housekeeping TMS to ensure all loads are visible with correct information to enable a smooth transport plan for execution.
- Seeking out best external routes to market and keeping within marketable rates
- Building relationships with hauliers for continuous support throughout the year, during peak periods also.

**Qualifications** Job responsibilities of a Network Optimisation Co-Ordinator include**:

- Route Planning, Microsoft Packages
- Multi-user site experience, Networking
- Crossdocking, Trunking, Tramper Planning
- Geographical knowledge - essential
- National CPC - Desirable
- Previous planning or transport knowledge essential, ideally a background of 3pl / 4pl and or general haulage operation.
- Primary network understanding within the major retailers.

**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:

- ** Annual Leave** - Competitive holiday entitlement.
- ** Pension scheme - **We want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirement so we offer a** **great contribution of 4% employee and 4% employer.
- ** Life Assurance**:

- x2 your annual salary.
- ** Wellness - **Via our Employee Assistance Programme** **we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year.
- ** Eye Care Vouchers -** We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses.
- ** Reward & Recognition -** We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the Month and Year, special recognition and long service awards.
- ** Everyday discounts** - via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings