Berth & Asset Planner

**Why would you work for ABP?**
- Work within an exciting, innovative, growing business.
- You can thrive in an inclusive environment where every individual can be themselves and feel respected.
- Receive a competitive salary and benefits package.
- Get support for training, personal development, and further education.
- Benefit from support and engagement through dedicated management and leadership.

**IMPORTANT: This is a fixed term contract for 10 months, may extend to 12 months.**

We are looking to hire a Berth & Asset Planner at our Immingham dock to provide support and development of the daily & strategical planning element of the IP department. The IP project is to build on the success of the Central Planning Function for full accountability for all port operative resource and build the capability across berth and asset management.

**Accountabilities**
- Create a flexible/competent ABP workforce that delivers the optimum service at the optimum cost
- Develop an environment where human, plant & asset resource match existing and new business requirements
- Provide the tools, structure and environment to enable ABP to become the best in service team
- Build and develop effective forecasting requirements (7days+)
- Support the allocation of appropriately skilled ABP & 3PL resource to equal demand
- Liaise with Commercial & Financial departments to understand the up-and-coming projects, enabling IP to have the optimum requirements in place
- Establish an asset availability log/status, which enables the effective planning of availability and service scheduling
- Work closely with Operations to build and develop planning tools and operational templates for vessel/rail and landside activities
- Fulfil the planning, forecasting, coordinating, and reporting requirements of Operations (IP)
- Create daily/weekly resource allocation and management resource allocation, efficiency, productivity, utilization; in relation to all the different working arrangements/configurations
- Create, implement, and maintain KPI’s, dashboards and adhoc reports
- Develop and maintain an asset availability schedule
- Identify and manage resource gaps
- Promote continuous improvement and process standardisation within the department
- Ensure all compliance measures are maintained and promote a safe working environment
- Liaise with ABP departments to develop a strategical approach to support our values and six strategical pillars.
- Support the team in order to deliver our internal/external SLAs, with support from the AOPM

**Skills, experiences, qualifications, and competencies**

**Essential**
- Good standard of education including Level 2 literacy and numeracy, or equivalent
- Extensive experience of Microsoft Office and strong working knowledge of excel related functionalities (Macros, Pivot tables etc)
- Administration experience
- Capacity to work with limited supervision, to make decisions and work on own initiative
- Ability to work in a busy environment, working to deadlines on multiple actions
- Effective communication skills, to deal tactfully and sensitively with people at all levels
- Excellent listening skills
- Good organisational and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to get to and from the terminals across the Humber on a regular basis

**Ideal**
- Marine/Asset planning experience
- Continuous Improvement & Lean awareness/background
- Previous experience with SAP system

Your hours will be Monday - Friday, 40 hours a week 8:30 - 16:30.

**Job Type**: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 10 months

**Salary**: £30,000.00-£32,500.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Do you have previous experience with SAP system?
- Do you have marine or asset planning experience?

**Experience**:

- Administrative: 1 year (required)
- Microsoft Excel: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person