Van Network Planner

At Evri we understand that searching for your first job, your next job, or that big promotion is a huge milestone. Here at Evri we always think about what it’s like to be in your position when making those big decisions. It takes courage to make change happen in your life, and we’re here to help you with that.

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You’re not just a number to us. You’ve got to know you’ll love working here. It’s as important to us as you ‘being the right fit’. We want to help you _feel_ what it’s like to work at Evri, to see the value you can bring to any of our roles, and how we can help you grow. We’re never one-size-fits-all. Our careers are as unique as you are.

Evri is leading the way in creating responsible delivery experiences for everyone, everywhere, and that’s how we approach our talent development. We’re a kind, ambitious and diverse team, always supporting and encouraging each other. Our people are extremely important to our business, without them we wouldn’t be where we are today, striving to do the best for our customers and clients. If you like what you hear, then we’d love you to apply

We are recruiting for a Van Network Planner to join our team. You will be responsible for both strategic and day to day Transport Planning in multiple depots, you will create, execute and review all Paragon transport plans. In this hybrid role you will work closely with depot teams to ensure transport plans are achievable, cost effective and deliver a premium service.

**You will be accountable for**:

- Produce transport plans using transport planning software including Paragon and an execution TMS.
- Produce plans for a variety of workflows - Parcelshop, SME, Click & Collect and Returns.
- Continual review and improvement of transport plan templates to ensure cost effectiveness and optimal resource utilisation.
- Continuously improve the accuracy of plans.
- Deliver change programmes as directed by Van Network Optimisation Manager
- Work closely with key contacts within area of responsibility to maintain plan adherence and escalate to operational managers where appropriate.
- Make suggestions on design, embedding and review planning processes and procedures to ensure effective implementation based on impact to areas.
- Compile plan vs actual data, statistics and reports, evidencing challenges to operational teams to ensure plans remain effective.
- Provide cost analysis on potential new transport activity and model business change for area of responsibility.
- Create peak depot transport plans, ensuring capacity and cost efficiency is assured for area of responsibility.To be successful you will;
- Highly experience with Data manipulation and analytical capabilities and lateral thinking.
- Communication and influencing, a relationship builder
- Independent, with ability to organise workload and maintain deadlines under own initiative.
- Paragon Transport Planning.
- You will understand the Transport operations, driver legislation and related processes.
- Microsoft Office including Excel.

Qualifications;
- GCSE level 9-4 required or equivalent.
- Strong mathematical skills and computer literacy

We encourage flexible working to fit your individual needs, as well as the team’s - that could be from the office, from home or a mixture of both.

We also offer excellent benefits such as £6K car allowance, up to 30% annual bonus, great pension, a range of retailer discounts from our clients and much more.

At Evri, we know we only grow if our people do too. That’s why we’re committed to building a truly inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone can bring - and be - their whole authentic selves. We’re on a journey to better represent the customers we serve around the UK. We’re committed to removing barriers and ensure that each person at Evri is valued for who they are, and what they bring to our business.

We are Evri. Where everyone is welcome

We’re excited for the future. Let’s deliver it together.

Reference Number: HER1002905-3479682

Location: Morley / Hybrid