Planning Team Leader

Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) provides distribution services to FMCG clients. Customer centric service focus is delivered through a site-level empowered culture.

At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

We would like to present you with an exciting opportunity for a Planning Team Leader to join our friendly team at our Minworth site on a full time permanent basis!

Salary: £39,300 per annum.

Working hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm. 

As a Planning Team Leader you will be responsible for delegating and distributing the workload, ensuring that the team are coached and trained in all aspects of the role. The planning team leader is responsible for ensuring all third party work is built into the plans, and takes responsibility to source additional lanes reducing empty running

Key Duties of a Planning Team Leader:

• To take responsibility for all 3rd party loads, ensuring these are allocated on TMS, that the depot transport teams are aware and understand what is required, and that records are kept for invoicing.
• Effective communication with the depot transport teams to ensure service levels are met and resource is optimized.
• First point of contact for the planning team.
• To lead the team with new processes and procedures and make sure training is completed.
• Conduct investigations in line with company procedures.
• Liaising with the warehouse teams to ensure resource is in place to achieve company KPIs.

• Ability to work without direct supervision.
• Adaptable approach to work & training.
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work efficiently and accurately under pressure.
• Ability to work on own and as part of a team.
• Good IT skills including Microsoft office.
• Transport experience in a FMCG background.
• Customer Service driven.

As part of our drive to make Great Bear a great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave - 28 days inclusive of the bank holidays. 
• Pension scheme - We want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirements so we offer a great contribution of 4% employee and 4% employer.
• Life Assurance -  x 2 your annual salary.
• Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year.
• Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses.
• Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts - Via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!

If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam!