Lead Transport Planner

4 months ago

Breedon on the Hill, United Kingdom Breedon Group plc Full time

**Description**:
Love customer service and working with people but looking for something a bit different?

**So what's it all about?**:
As Lead Asphalt and Aggregates Planner, you will take a leadership role within the asphalt and aggregates planning team to provide our customers with the highest standards of customer service ensuring that we meet customer promises and deliver on time in full, whilst optimising EBIT. Primarily you will respond to enquiries and work in an organised fashion, planning orders from our most cost-effective plant, tracking orders and communicating with key stakeholders right up to delivery on the customers doorstep

You’ll also work alongside our Distribution Supervisor and Customer Services Manager to:

- Build and optimise the distribution plan that enables product delivery to meet customer need - liaising with the team and across Operations and Transport teams to do so.
- Plan optimal distribution of available transport, proactively seeking opportunities to maximise utilisation of core fleet and reduce contract costs
- Engage with production teams to respond to changes in the plan (caused by customer circumstance, production schedules, etc), proactively communicating with customers to make them aware and re-arrange where appropriate. Plan to resolve shortfalls in capacity maximise customer satisfaction by proactively managing variances to the plan by coordinating with Production, Transport and the customer.

**Do you have?**:

- Customer service experience
- Good attention to detail
- Efficient multi-tasker

Existing experience or knowledge of the construction materials industry is preferred

At Breedon, we pride ourselves on our excellent customer service; in making a material difference to our customers. Our customers love the fact that we pick up the phone, understand what they need and consistently deliver. You’ll be an ideal fit for this position if you enjoy building relationships and have a great sense of humour.

**What do we offer?**:

- A tailored, competitive salary
- Pension
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays on top
- Share Saver Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Access to our employee benefits platform, giving you discounts on a wide variety of high street shops and brands
- Broad learning opportunities and career progression pathways.

On occasion you may need to be flexible in the hours you work and the role will involve occasional Saturdays, early mornings and night work (up to midnight).

**About Breedon Group plc**:
Breedon is a leading vertically-integrated construction materials group in Great Britain and Ireland.

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