Transport Planner

**Operations Planner**

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our planning team as our Fuels Operations Planner for the WP group.

As a core member of the Operations team the Planners are central to all activities being completed by WP Group resources. The principal objective is the direct management of all routing operations for fuels Customers to ensure maximum synergies and efficiencyof human and transport resources to exceed customer expectations while complying with all relevant legislation and safety practices.

The Operations Planners are also responsible for stock replenishment, oversight, and management of inbound deliveries from WP Group and third-party logistics companies and working with the commercial business managers to ensure that stock procurement decisionsare taken considering market movements and are logístically efficient.

Working hours are 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday with a start time of 08.30 - 17.30 with a 1-hour lunchbreak.

**Responsibilities**

Ensure you adhere to company policies, procedures, and business ethics.

Your primary responsibility will be to ensure that all bulk deliveries are made efficiently and on time to meet our customers’ needs through thoughtful flexible planning, best use of multiple supply points, accurate administration, and successful time management.You will be expected to deputise for other colleagues in the team from time to time during their absence as well as producing report necessary by the GOM.

You will operate in co-ordination with other team members, and you will manage your time to effectively achieve your own KPIs, ensuring that you comply with all regulations pertaining to your role. With safety as the overall paramount consideration in yourduties, you will undertake to allocate resources directly or supervise the following duties daily:
Conduct daily planning activity for WP Group based on additional inputs from the sales team including delivery volumes and special delivery requests using agreed communication methods and systems.

Communication with sales team members as well as coordinating our Drivers forms a critical element of the planning function and it is the Planner’s responsibility to ensure that WP Group can adapt to all changes and situations that arise during the courseof a working day.

Undertake pro-active management and adjustments to daily plans and when situations have occurred such as reported dropped loads, missed deliveries etc. taking initiative to overcome vehicle delays and other factors that affect customer service.

You are responsible for managing daily wet stock administration and control. You will be required to provide tank delivery ullage so to achieve the best price whilst ensuring replenishment of sites to guarantee no interruption will be made to service levels.

You will work with the Stock Controller to utilise data from On-board PC’s, telematics and all other information systems utilised by the Operations team.

**Experience and Attributes Needed**
- Must be able to demonstrate skills and have experience needed to administrate transport operations, activities, and services with a good attention to detail
- A good knowledge of fuels industry & associated businesses would be beneficial. Planning multi drop / artic deliveries.
- Possess a valid UK Driving Licence
- Ideally possess suitable LGV, ADR & Driver CPC.
- Ability to confront performance issues is a must and be able to work under pressure
- Strong interpersonal skills, with an ability to deal effectively with Customers and Colleagues.
- Proven ability to use IT based systems for working, able to operate Transport Delivery software or similar, MS Outlook/or similar to input and extract data
- Some experience of working within a customer services environment is desirable.

**Benefits**
- Competitive salary
- 25 days holiday per annum
- Generous annual performance bonus
- Life insurance 4x basic salary
- Contributory Pension (4.5% Employee and 4.5% Employer contribution)
- Employee Perks portal, GP helpline and assistance programmes

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