Logistics Planner

Wolverhampton, England, gb

Job Description The purpose of this post is to oversee sample collection and co-ordination of routes to ensure efficient use of company drivers time and maximise possible return of samples to laboratories and driving team. Working out of the Wolverhampton site, this is a full time role working 37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday 08:30 - 16:30. Main duties to include: Oversee sample collection and co-ordination of routes to ensure efficient use of company drivers time. Oversee the daily routes, and suggest where improvements can be made. Daily management of the Logistics driving team for Wolverhampton, as well as covering holidays/sickness for Grimsby and Heathrow. Liaison with third party chilled couriers to facilitate an efficient daily collections plan. Direct customer liaison regarding collections providing updates regarding delays etc. Internal communication with other Eurofins departments with regards to managing and distribution consumables. Co-ordination of the logistics team holidays and sickness cover. Out of hours cover for logistics mobile phone outside normal working hours. Publication and distribution of daily collections report. Collation of monthly logistics collections report. Monitoring of drivers driving behaviour via Big Change/Samsara system reporting of inappropriate driving behaviour to the UK Logistics Manager. Update the Big Change system with the latest collection and delivery information. Effective management of the Eurofins fleet, ensuring all vans are serviced and MOT d to requirements. Ensuring that highest standards of Health and Safety are maintained within the logistics department. Assisting Logistics manager on induction training of logistics team. Monitor third party courier costs to ensure that they are effectively controlled through effective use of resources. Co-operate with the investigation and resolution of customer issues relating to their business unit. Cover for the senior planner and Logistics Manager where required. Maintain high standard of temperature control, through the calibration of probes and profiling of vans. Qualifications Educated to GCSE level, or equivalent. Logistics or transport planning background. Working in a busy transport office & stock control environments. Experience of supervision of teams and able to be a strong ambassador. Working knowledge of MS Office and Outlook. Full clean driving license. Customer focused with great communication skills both verbal and written across all ability levels. Highly Organised with excellent attention to detail Ability to work under pressure and with tight deadlines Additional Information Benefits At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues special life events, and we are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities. As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from: Life Assurance (4 times annual salary) Company Pension Plan Holiday Purchase Scheme Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 confidential support Free car parking Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Scheme Worldwide career opportunities Everyone who joins our team also gets access to Perkbox, allowing you to save money all year round. Whether its supermarket savings or days out, the daily coffee or a summer holiday there s something to suit everyone s lifestyle What Happens Next Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and it's requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths. Your data As part of any recruitment process, the company collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The company is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations. Closing Date We reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible. Due to the high volume of applications we receive please be aware that if you do not receive a response within 4 weeks of the vacancy expiry date unfortunately, on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful. We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique. Sustainability matters to us ! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!