Route Planner

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Job title: Route Planner

Role overview:

Newark
Newark Distribution Centre (LM0016) - Hybrid - (Long Hollow Way, Newark, Notts, NG24 2NH) you'll be required to work in the office approx. twice a week
Fixed Term Contract/ Secondment for 12 months
Full Time
Grade 3

At Currys we're united by one passion: to help everyone enjoy amazing technology.

As the UK's best-known retailer of tech, we're proud of the service our customers receive - and it's all down to our team of 25,000 caring and committed colleagues. Working as one team, we learn and grow together, celebrating the big and small moments that make every day amazing.

Join us as a Route Planner and you'll be at the heart of our supply chain routing centre, using your analytical skills to plan deliveries across the UK. You'll update our delivery resource into our planning system, making sure we meet all of our customers' expectations and can deliver to our customers at the right time.

Role details:

As part of this role, you'll be responsible for:

• Setting up and monitoring the national delivery resource and job levels for our delivery network, using our routing systems to ensure we meet our customer delivery promises
• Ensuring the right skills are routed on the right van
• Communicating with other areas of the business
• Planning ahead, reviewing and revising as circumstances dictate, remaining ahead on pre-routing and resource/job managing across all skills as required
• Identifying areas of possible change/improvement, both within the department and the operation as a whole
• Adapting quickly to change in Routing Centre procedures and resource changes
• Monitoring and building routes within the Loqus route planning systems and department tools to obtain the most practical and cost-effective routes

You will need:

• Experience and/or understanding of operating principles in Route Planning / Supply Chain
• Demonstrable analytical and problem-solving ability
• Being extremely flexible and adapts quickly to change
• Strong planning, organisational and decision-making skills in a fast paced environment
• Ability to communicate, influence and negotiate at all levels
• Ability to work as part of a team
• A proven background in Route Planning (Desirable)

We know our people are the secret to our success. That's why we're always looking for ways to reward great work. You'll find a host of benefits designed to work for you, including:

• Performance related bonus
• Competitive pension scheme
• Product discounts on the latest tech
• A range of wellbeing initiatives

Why join us:

Join our team and we'll be with you every step of the way, helping you develop the career you want with new opportunities, on-going training and skills for life.

Not only can you shape your own future, but you can help take charge of ours too. As the biggest recycler and repairer of tech in the UK, we're in a position to make a real impact on people and the planet.

Every voice has a space at our table and we're committed to making inclusion and diversity part of everything we do, including how we strengthen our workforce. We want to make sure you have a fair opportunity to show us your talents during our application process, so if you need any additional assistance with your application please email careers@currys.co.uk and we'll do our best to help.]]>