Delivery Services Planner
- Job Type:Full time
- Category:Administration
- Business Group:Delivery Services
- Location:Porirua
- Job Reference:32013
- Closing Date:23 Jun 2023
Description:
About the role:
As Delivery Services Planner, you will provide the vital link between our products and customers, planning and coordinating order deliveries from our stores to our customers.
Your day will encompass schedule planning, monitoring jobs, and dispatching trucks and resources for our branch network. You will work to continuously improve our delivery service through effective route planning and communication.
Daily you will be responsible for –
- Interaction with our customers, communication with our branches, drivers, and other internal stakeholders
- Problem-solving around planning routes, delivery times, and deadlines
- Reporting - improvement with a focus on cost reduction, productivity, and efficiency measures.
This role can be challenging, and you will be recognized as the front-runner for this portfolio location, your resilience and ability to think logically even when under pressure, will certainly come in handy in this ever-changing environment. You will be engaging and adaptable and have the ability to effectively communicate delivery plans and will have a strong customer focus service with an aim to work collaboratively to add value on all touch points.
Travel is involved with this role – regular visits to our branches and working closely with our drivers with regular ‘ride alongs’, will help you understand and build better relationships.
Skills and Experience:
- Previous experience in Logistics, based on planning, coordination, and scheduling is a must
- Ability to juggle a number of tasks at any one time while ensuring everything operates smoothly and efficiently.
- Your resilience and ability to think logically even when under pressure will certainly come in handy in this ever-changing environment.
- You will be an engaging and adaptable individual, able to effectively communicate delivery plans, and will have a strong customer focus service with an aim to work collaboratively to add value on all touch points.
- You must be systems savvy with the confidence to pick up our systems and route planning tools quickly.
About PlaceMakers and Our Benefits
Here at PlaceMakers Delivery Services, we have a dynamic and fun team culture and there are plenty of opportunities to bring your own ideas to the table! This is an exciting time to join our journey as we grow our people and business. You will be offered free on-site parking, an attractive salary – with a monthly incentive scheme, genuine opportunities for career development, and a range of benefits that come with being part of PlaceMakers and the wider Fletcher Building group.
This role is working at our Head Office in Penrose, a permanent opportunity, where hours are Monday to Friday, 40 hours. We have WFH flexibility.
How to Apply
Opportunities like this do not come along very often and these are limited. To express your genuine interest please submit your CV for review and one of our team will get back to you!
Please note: A pre-employment medical, including a drug test will be required as well as being fully eligible to work in NZ indefinitely
We are proud of the incredible diversity of people who make up our business! As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strive to create an inclusive environment for all our employees across our national network of branches throughout New Zealand.
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