Delivery Planning Assistant - Full Time

Job Description

Booker Group is the UK's leading wholesaler is recruiting for a Delivery Planning Assistant to work within our busy head office based in Wellingborough.

With a mix of office and home working within our contact centre, the main purpose of your role will be:

• Responsible for the scheduling of customers deliveries
• Planning deliveries whilst being able to multitask and assist other team members where required
• Ensure your daily tasks are completed accurately and efficiently
• Complete all mandatory training within timeframes given

The delivery team works 7 days a week, you will work 38 hours per week over 5 days. The working hours for this role will be between 3pm - 12am.

• Successfully planning and managing Branch Customer Schedules
• Onboarding and maintaining customers delivery requirements
• Implementing company policy and procedure changes
• Successfully landing company system changes positively
• Work with the Delivery Planning Supervisors to find continual improvement
• Key KPI’s, including delivery on-time
• Liaising with BC teams and other colleagues
• Support a culture which recognises the right behaviours and makes Booker ‘A Place to Get On’.

• Planning experience is not essential as full training will be provided
• Positive in nature, and driven to exceed expectations
• Continuous improvement outlook
• Excellent communication skills to be able to provide timely updates, highlighting barriers to success
• Be a good team player with a flexible working attitude

Booker is the UK's leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses, from locations across the country. We operate over 190 cash and carry branches, eight distribution centres, five Best Food Logistics sites, as well as six support centre locations across the UK.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Booker means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we’re a place where Everyone’s Welcome.

We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Booker and Best, we always welcome conversations about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we may be able to support you.

We’re proud that Booker is a Disability Confident Committed employer and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support you can expect, please contact recruitment@bookergroup.com

Please note

We can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as the warehouse, beers, wines & spirits, and driving roles.

On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.

*Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however, is operated separately from the core Tesco business and as such the benefits offered will be different from those offered at Tesco*

For more information about us please visit www.bookergroupjobs.co.uk