Planning Manager in Cheshire, Warrington

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!

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.

Working hours: 4 on 4 off days, 06.00-18.00

Salary: Up to £43,000 per annum (DOE)

Key Duties of a Planning Manager:

• Manage the Daily Transport Plan (COP024) by ensuring Team Leaders carry out daily duties.
• Daily analysis of the P&L for each of their teams' 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. Advise on any remedial action if data is missing.
• Gathering all relevant information on outstanding work in allocated traffic areas and communicate 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.
• Provide 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.
• Analysing all WTD information for the teams' resource pool. Discussing all excess hours with individual planners and inform 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.
• Previous experience leading, motivating, and managing a team.
• Expert knowledge in GTS and ISOTRAK applications.
• IT Literate including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• CPC National Qualification is desirable.
• Working knowledge of WTD and EU Drivers Hours.
• Nationally recognised Health & Safety Accreditation.
• Demonstrable Planning and problem-solving skills.

Additional Information:

As part of our drive to make Stobart 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: Holiday entitlement of 20 days inclusive of bank holidays.
• Pension: Contribution of 5% employee and 3% employer contribution.
• 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 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!