Planning Controller

CEVA Logistics ,
Daventry, Northamptonshire
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Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £25,000 per annum

Overview

There’s a certain type of individual who thrives in Logistics. Those who have ample ambition. Those who are highly focused. Those who have the drive to continually improve. At CEVA every voice is heard. Your future is what you make it and here you’ll find a home to really utilise and develop your skills and realise your ambitions. Our business is made up of 4,000 dedicated people and we operate out of 100 locations across the UK, Ireland & Nordics alone. We’re already well established, but we’re on a mission of growth, evolution, transformation and change to become the number one logistics provider. Our people are the forefront of our business and we’re invested in attracting and retaining a diverse pool of talent with the skills and behaviours to support us on our journey. Our customers are the heart of everything we do and with a diverse customer base that incorporates a range of sectors, we pride ourselves on adding significant value through our supply chain expertise and innovative customer solutions. Many of the world’s best-known brands count on CEVA to serve their markets - so why wouldn’t you join our team? We have a fantastic opportunity for a Planning Controller to join our Daventry operation and manage a small team. Within this role you will support our Senior Operations Manager and pro-actively support the team with briefs, employee appraisals, IDFs and workloads. You will ensure all orders are planned effectively and work closely with the Planning Team to ensure all contractual metrics and KPIs are achieved and review the processes with the team and control tower. You main responsibilities will be to; Supervise the allocation of work to all contract/site back office employees, ensuring they are motivated and have the skills and experience to contribute and maximise productivity Work closely with Senior Operations Manager to design and monitor KPI performance Review and improve contract/site performance and achieve all contractual targets and KPIs Ensure accurate and effective completion all centralised planning Ensure pro-active approach to cost control Attend internal reviews and meetings when required Undertake special projects when required, providing statistics and reports Assist in complaints and queries Ensure all LEAN requirements are met, including 5s across all areas of responsibility Attend development training as required To be successful in this role, you will have proven supervisory experience in a customer service and order planning environment, you will have strong administrative skills, IT literate and able to generate reports when required. You will be highly organised, have excellent communication skills both written and verbal, a strong customer focus and the ability to work within a team or own your own initiative. The hours will be 14:30 to 23:00 Monday to Friday With a genuine culture of reward and recognition, we want our employee’s to grow, progress, develop and be part of our journey. We offer a benefits package that includes competitive annual leave entitlement with a fantastic holiday buy scheme, pension and life assurance along with access to an employee benefits platform that offers discounts on gym memberships and money off vouchers for a diverse range of retail, travel and hospitality brands. There’s no doubt that you will be compensated for your hard work and commitment so if you’d like to work for one of the top Logistics providers in the world then please do get in touch to find your next role

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