Planning Administrator

Planning Administrator Glenfield, Leicestershire Sunday - Wednesday 8.30am - 6.30pm About Us At Geary's Bakeries, we’re on a crusade to make proper bread more accessible to more people. We’re passionate about re‑imagining the way Great Britain thinks about its everyday loaf. This passion is at the heart of everything we do, and has been since 1906. We are ‘born and bread’ in Leicestershire and proud of our long‑standing heritage. Today, we operate from three sites on a 24/7 operation. We’re made up of around 900 people: a friendly, diverse and outgoing team, passionate about making a difference to the bakery industry. With recent investment, we’ve accelerated our ambitious growth plans. In the last 11 years, we have grown rapidly from £5m annual sales to over £90m and we’re not stopping there Backed by our vision and strategy, major capital investment and our commitment to developing our people and processes, we aim to grow our sales to £100m+ within the next three years. Our brilliant benefits include free delicious bread, a Cycle‑to‑Work scheme and a chance to win a £10k worth of prizes annually Plus, if you refer a friend to join our team, you could earn up to £500 #wearegearys The Role Over recent months as the business has continued to grow, we have been reassessing our internal structure to ensure we have all the right people in place to support our people and the growing business needs. As part of this review Geary’s Bakeries is currently looking to recruit an equipment controller/administrator to join our supply‑chain planning team, who will be responsible for monitoring & placing orders for equipment and daily planning administration tasks: Monitoring our basket collections with third‑party haulier and collating data. Creating basket collection documentation with accurate information to inform 3rd‑party haulier what stock to collect from where. Recording inbound deliveries and investigating delivery discrepancies, liaising with our third‑party haulier to get a conclusion. Working with cross‑functional teams within the business and being point of contact for warehouse on equipment deliveries. Raising orders for baskets and pallet deliveries. De‑hiring equipment daily on the supplier’s portals. Arranging for any damaged baskets or pallets to be returned to supplier. Other administrative tasks. About You At Geary’s, we look for people who show up every day to do their best. We’re a passionate, friendly team and look for the same qualities in our new recruits. We firmly believe your attitude and approach is just as important (if not more so) than the skills and experience on your CV. Highly structured and independent Approachable and confident to handle sensitive and confidential subjects Curious and willing to challenge and develop culture Ability to work inter‑departmentally in order to achieve goals Ability to remain calm and positive under pressure Works to high standards Personable with strong communication and relationship‑building capabilities across all levels of the business Good experience of employee relations Organised and methodical Skills and Experience 3 years+ experience as an office administrator – Essential. Excellent verbal and written communication skills – Essential. The ability to remain calm under pressure, to think quickly and independently – Essential. Capability to multitask in a fast‑paced environment – Essential. Good understanding of supply‑chain processes – Essential. Strong IT systems knowledge and skills including Excel – Essential. Knowledge and experience of using Sage 200 – Advantageous. Please submit a CV in application. No agencies. If you have not heard from us within seven days, unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion, but we wish you every success in your search for a new position. All applicants must have the right to work in the UK, at the point of interview, and for the tenure of employment contract. As part of the recruitment process, you will be asked to provide documented evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK. #J-18808-Ljbffr