Planning Team Manager

Are you looking for a fulfilling and rewarding career rather than just another job? Maybe you’re stuck in a rut and ready to find your next challenge? If you have experience working as a Planning Manager, are keen to expand upon that experience, and are ready to join a forward-thinking company that really delivers progression and personal growth, then you’re in the right place!

Dedicated to the M&S ambient food operation at Milton Keynes, you’ll be responsible for leading all aspects of operational planning on site, ensuring resource and capacity plans are in line with customer volume forecasts and budgeted cost expectations.

This is a full-time, permanent role. The working hours are Monday to Friday 08:00 – 16:00, with some flexibility required. This is logistics after all!

Pay, benefits and more:

You’ll be paid a salary of up to £40,000 - £45,000 per annum depending upon experience. You’ll also receive 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), as well as the option to buy additional days so you can enjoy a positive work-life balance. You’ll have access to private healthcare, a dental plan, a workplace pension, our GXO University which provides you the opportunity to learn new skills and gain qualifications at a pace that you’re comfortable with. Plus, many other perks, such as a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme and our continued focus on internal promotions, over 55% last year!

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Through deployment and team management support in the overall planning of the operational volumes, to ensure the required resources are on site, by area, by day
• Analysing and preparing data to support the operational departments with mid to long term forecasts to maximise efficiency
• Provide regular, timely updates for our customer and communicate with the operational team
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement by being involved in CI initiatives / projects and developing support structures through CI training workshops, to ensure that organisational forecasting and planning continues to improve
• Lead, coach and develop the team; responsible for all people processes during the lifecycle of an employee, including T&A management, recruitment & selection, appraisal, and talent

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Experience in demand, capacity, and resource planning, preferably in third party logistics or a similar environment 
• Be analytical with a high level of IT capability, including building and developing spreadsheets and databases to manipulate data
• Confident communication skills as you’ll be liaising with multiple functions across the business, such as operations, finance and HR, senior management and the customer
• You’ll need to work well on your own initiative, taking responsibility for processes and your workload, as well as that of your team

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work.

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