Planning & Strategy Manager in Barnsley

Company Description: Stobart (Part of the Culina Group) is a leading ambient transport and logistics business, providing services to many of the UK's best known brands across core consumer and retail sectors. 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!

Job Description: As Planning Manager, you will proactively lead and manage the Local Planning Team, delivering a transport plan that effectively deploys the company's transport assets. This plan should deliver compliance with relevant legislation, company procedures, meet customer requirements, and generate profit for the business. Monday to Friday days, 08.00-18.00 (45 hour week). Salary: £38,950 per annum.

Key Duties of a Planning Manager:

• Daily analysis of the P&L for each of their team's planning boards.
• Regular monitoring of Empty Legs information.
• Regular monitoring of ISOTRAK's group analysis screen for their team resource pool.
• Monitoring status boards for the national fleet analysing booked, planned, and completed jobs.
• Liaising with Team Leaders to ensure data requirements for GTS are complete and advising on any remedial action if data is missing.
• Gathering all relevant information on outstanding work in allocated traffic areas and communicating the state of play during conference calls.
• Working alongside Team Leaders to assist where possible all traffic areas that have work outstanding.
• Liaising with Transport Managers via conference call to ensure DOT and other issues are monitored, with remedial action put into place should it be needed.
• Briefing planning teams with all relevant information from UK Transport conference calls.
• Providing leadership and guidance to the planning team and individual planners by liaising with Team Leaders in relation to WTD, time lapse reports, and restricted parking.
• Discussing all excess hours with individual planners and informing Operations of all intended actions (COP 109).
• Ensuring that the agency/casual tracker is up to date with any manpower used for the previous shift.
• Controlling the management of absence and holidays for the team.
• Ensuring critical information is flowing by updating the intranet/notice-boards.
• Ensuring that all training needs are met for the planners and the Team Leaders (including inductions, re-training, GTS, ISOTRAK).
• Delivering improved organisation capability through the Appraisal and 1-1 process.

Qualifications:

• Previous planning experience.
• Qualification in Key Compliance areas WTD & EU Drivers Hours.
• IT Literate including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Demonstrable Planning and problem-solving skills.

We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard-working performers.

Annual Leave: Holiday entitlement of 20 days plus the normal bank holidays.

Pension: Contribution of 5% employee and 3% employer contribution.

Life Assurance: x2 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 day, 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.

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!