Route Planner

**About the role**:
**Route Planner**

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Transport Route Planner to join our team working within our fresh produce Sector, based at our Hoddesdon depot.

As a Route Planner you'll be fundamental to our consistent delivery of high quality, cost effective, logistics services driving for excellence. you will also have a great knowledge of vehicle maintenance schedules and both Transport and driver compliance.

You will manage and plan the daily workload for the drivers, with efficient scheduling and resource management. You'll be influential in ensuring excellent customer satisfaction and vehicle legislative compliance with a safety first approach.

The planning and controlling process must deliver the required KPIs (OTIF, mileage efficiency, vehicle utilisation etc.) and be sufficiently robust to cope with anticipated events and customer-driven changes.

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- Responsible for the development and communication of the daily plan using Paragon - having Paragon experience would be an essential
- Ensure the plan achieves the defined KPI parameters and respects health and safety of the team and environmental impact of the operation
- Administer as appropriate the IT systems ensuring that they are updated in a timely and accurate manner
- Ensure the plan is updated to reflect changes such as driver availability etc.
- Review planning effectiveness on a regular basis to identify opportunities for improvement in service, cost and resource utilization

**About us**:
Our journey began back in 1929. Since then, we’ve continued to build a strong and resilient business with a great future. It's why we believe we’re the best foodservice provider in the country.

**A journey that gives back**

We want your career with us to be as rewarding as possible. So, you’ll get lots in return for your hard work. That includes benefits that can support your wellbeing and financial security, and give you peace of mind.

**The essentials**
- 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
- A pension - contribute 4% and we’ll match you (after year 1, we’ll match your contributions up to 6%).
- Life cover that you can increase.
- Access to confidential support and counselling, when you need it.
- A health plan that gives you money back on everyday medical costs for all the family, as well as access to a digital GP.

**The extras**
- Exclusive range of high street discounts including cinema, tech, travel, fashion, food and drink.
- Get paid as you earn - access to up to 20% of your pay before payday.
- Opportunity to drive your earnings up through our incentive schemes.

**We want everyone to join our journey**

We’re on a journey towards creating the best possible workplace. We’ve got some way to go, but we’re building a diverse and caring workforce. One that’s filled with forward-thinking people who each bring unique talents and skills. So whatever your life experience, we want you to join us - and you really can come as you are