Paragon Planner

**Overview**

Wincanton are looking for several Paragon Planners to work at the planning centre in Derby. The duties of the role are to produce & manage daily transport plans for several major retail customers within the Wincanton network including store deliveries, salvage collections, backhaul stock collections and other work as required. Ensure plans produced are accurate and efficient, building upon feedback to make improvements. Manage day to day booking of agency drivers and support production of accurate driver rotas. Support and lead development changes including seasonal, network and project changes to delivery schedules.

This is a day time position, any 5 days out of 7 with shift patterns.

**How will you contribute?**
- Ensure cost effective efficient plan is produced on daily basis for all transport operations
- Develop planning tools and systems to drive commercial benefits and CI improvements across the contract
- Support planning for future changes, developments, improvements and customer requirements
- Improve and develop forecasting to ensure resource is appropriately managed
- Work with Customer Demand, Planning and warehouse teams to ensure accurate information and plans are aligned and produced on a daily, weekly, monthly and periodic basis.
- Help develop and grow synergy opportunities within Wincanton network.
- Work with Transport Teams to create effective and controlled driver rotas
- Develop best in class planning function
- Ensure plan is effectively resourced with core and agency drivers
- Seek feedback on plans created and explore opportunities to improve plans using a variety of sources from driver forums, transport workshops, activity sheets, systems data and store feedback.

**What will you bring?**
- Planning experience in fast paced retail environment (Essential)
- Paragon or other TMS Planning experience, ideally in a retail environment
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong back ground in retail and transport
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to make clear decisions with rational to support.
- Customer focused

**What do we offer?**

We really value our people and offer a friendly, safety first working environment and a competitive salary along with other benefits including; company pension scheme, generous holidays, cycle to work scheme ,employee benefits online discount platform, onsite parking + much more

Our people are at the core of our business and what makes Wincanton great. That’s why we also provide significant opportunities for career development and progression, as well as training enrichment and multi-skilling, in a dynamic working environment.