Distribution Planner

Positiontitle Our clients servesa wide range of customers in the water, wastewater, waste, municipal, healthcare, and industrial sectors in the UK and they are looking for a DistributionPlanner to join their team Keyresponsibilities Tocoordinateandplanprojectactivitieswithintheteamworkingwithotherprojectstakeholdersto deliveragreedchangestowaysofworking Toresearch,identifyandimplementchangesandimprovementstothedistributionsystems andprocesses. Toadvise/trainandassistotherstakeholdersinrelationtodistributionsystemsandprocesses Toengagewithotherstakeholders(VendorsandCustomersinthemain)topromotethebenefits oftheTMSsystem ToassistwithensuringtheoptimumintegrityofdatawithinTMSandrelatedsystems TosupportDistributionrelatedSPOT2025taskforces Tocoachandmentorteammembers/colleagues/vendors Extractaccuratedatafromsystemsandutilisethistobuildanddistributerelevantreporting Leadbyexampleandensureregularandopencommunicationwithallstakeholdersto keepthemupdatedonbusinessdevelopments Workcloselywithstakeholderstoformulateandimplementshort,mediumandlong-termplans. Toprovidecoverfortheteamwhenandwhererequired. SupporttheteamonphasetwoandanyfutureprojectsoftheTMSrollout, identifyingopportunitiesandchangethatwillbenefitthebusiness. Skills Tocommunicateeffectivelyandefficientlywithallstakeholdersbothinternalandexternal TouseknowledgeofdistributionoperationstooptimisethebenefitsoftheTMSsystem anddistributionprocesses Tobuildstrong,professionalrelationshipswithcustomersandsuppliersidentifyingtheirneeds andimplementingprocedurestomeettheirrequirements Tohaveaproactiveapproachtoandproventrackrecordofproblemsolving Setandmonitorprogresstowardstheachievementofobjectivesandtargetswhichsupport ourcustomersandbusinessneeds Beabletoworkcalmlyunderpressureandidentifysolutionstoissuesthatmayarise Beinquisitiveandinvestigativeinyourapproachtoproblemsolvingandchallengethe statusquowherenecessary Haveadrivetodeliverexcellenceandseetasksthroughtotheendwhilemaintaining focusthroughout. Beabletowinoverscepticalstakeholdersbyusingaccuratedataandeffective,factual communication Behaviours ToengageprofessionallyandpromotetheTMSsystemwhereandwhenrequired Tosupportthedistributionmanagementteamwithtasksandprojectswithenthusiasmanddrive Toshowleadershipwhenrequiredandmanagetasksandindividualseffectively Musthaveakeeneyefordetailandacontinuousimprovementmindsetapproaching problems/opportunitieswithaholisticapproach Toberesponsible/accountablefortheiractionswithastrongcostcontrolmentality Ensuredeliveryofoutstandingcustomerserviceandstrivetoconstantlyexceedexpectations Tofieldtelephoneenquiriesandmanageinternalandexternalcommunications effectively,referringcomplaintsorqueriestotheSeniorOperationsManagerwherenecessary. ToKeepuptodatewithrelevantindustrylegislation,regulationsandinternal compliancerequirementscontinuouslylookingatselfimprovement. KnowledgeEssentials Thecandidateshouldhavethefollowing: Aknowledgeofthewasteindustry Anexcellentknowledgeofdistributionandlogisticsoperations AnindepthknowledgeoftheSteadtlerTMSsystemandMM Financialawareness Strongcommunicationskills Previoussupervisoryexperience AnexcellentknowledgeofMicrosoftOffice Strongattentiontodetail Aproventrackrecordofproblemsolving Aprovenhistoryofpersuading/influencingotherstakeholders Qualifications TransportOperationsCPC(NationalandInternational) TPBN1_UKTJ

Created: 2025-10-18