Job Description

Company presentation

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Once started as a local Dutch and Belgium logistics provider for companies in the fashion industry, we have grown into an award-winning international 3PL logistics company serving many renowned brands across various consumer goods industries. We leverage our experience and knowledge built over many years, passed from team member to team member, and expanded our activities ever since. Despite our growth and substantially larger business size, we have always kept our spirit of an agile entrepreneur, drive to excel, passion for logistics and culture of putting people first since 1862.


Do you believe your work can make a difference in other people's lives and contribute to an organisation's and its customers' success? At Bleckmann, we do.


Do you want to become part of an international and diverse team? If the answer is yes, then Bleckmann might be the right fit for you.


We are currently looking for a Trasnport Planner to join our site based in Lutterworth. Flexibility with hours is required to support peak periods.

This is a permanent role Monday - Friday 06:00 until 14:00 with a salary range of 26,000 to 31,000, depending on experience.

Function

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Main purpose of job:

To support the Transport Manager to provide a first-class client service through ensuring all vehicles, arrive/depart on time and all administrative and support activities are completed correctly

Key tasks include:

Updating the daily dock plan Monitoring the arrival and departure to/from the assigned site Reviewing the daily and weekly forecast data to ensure sufficient capacity for vehicles Liaising with carriers for routine and exceptional events or issues Monitoring the quality of packaging Monitoring the consumables register Liaising between the warehouse and the customer service team Organising any adhoc collections for customers Communication with the BM linehaul network Cost efficient load planning for UK and EU Checking conformance to all transport procedures Attending meetings and working/liaising closely with the warehouse, customer service and international linehaul teams

Profile

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Highly organised Good attention to detail Able to communicate with multiple stakeholders Good command of excel, outlook, and general systems Able to work within the warehouse as well as an office environment Physically active Good geographical knowledge Flexible on time with variable start/finish and peak working weekends

Proposal

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Our people are at the heart of what we do. They are critical to our client's successes and without a doubt, to our success also. This is why we offer a range of benefits including:


Competitive salary

33 days annual leave, inclusive of Bank Holidays

4 x salary life insurance

Competitive pension scheme

Retail and Various Discounts via a Benefits Platform

Health and Well-being initiatives (EAP, OH, Wellbeing hub via a benefits platform)

Social Events

Exclusive Client Discounts

On site parking

Additional information

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We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising the successes of our teams. We are proud of our accreditations including Healthy Workplaces Leicestershire and we are Disability Confident Committed as part of the Disability Confident Scheme and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.


If you wish to know more about the role or discuss accommodations within the recruitment and selection process, please contact: nicola.mccluskey@bleckmann.com