Route Planner – Night Shift

Salary: £26,000 per year

Breezemount are market leaders in the 2-person home delivery service working with international brands such as IKEA.

We are an ambitious company with big plans for growth. Our aim is to achieve this by “getting it right first time, every time”, this is where you can play a part. We are now recruiting for a Nights Route Planner to cover the full time and permanent role working 5 days from 7. The role could be based at one of our Nottingham or Peterborough sites.

The Route Planner plays a key part of the planning system, building and planning routes to customers for own fleet and sub-contractor vehicles ensuring maximum use of resources in a cost-effective manner.

You will be responsible for planning orders / delivery routes using company or Client provided software including but not limited to Paragon Route Planning in accordance with Client deadlines and parameters:

maintain master data within Paragon, updating sites, delivery vehicle resources, shift patterns and mapping data in line with business requirements

use site and driver feedback to amend and update mapping to include regional ‘rush hour’ zones and vehicle restrictions

monitor and review activity levels to identify potential cost reduction/efficiency opportunities

update KPI information and management reporting as required.

The role is a full time, permanent and possible home-based position working 40 hours per week between 20:00 – 04:30am, 5 days from 7 including weekends and bank holidays on a 3 week-rolling rota giving you 1 in 3 weekends off.

This role would suit a computer literate candidate with planning experience looking to develop their skills and abilities working in a fast-paced environment:

knowledge of routing and driving hour’s legislation

experience of planning in Paragon software desirable, ideally in a home delivery environment

sound geographical knowledge of the UK transport infrastructure

advanced MS Excel skills

ability to work to strict deadlines and make decisions whilst under pressure.

The Benefits!

In addition to holidays and pension, as a valued member of our team you will benefit from:-

– An extensive range of discounts on – retail outlets, utilities, holidays, insurance and automotive.

– Employee Assistance Program – EAP

– Access to a voluntary Health Care Cash Plan

– Discounts on Car Leasing

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join our team, click ‘Apply’ now to find out more about our Nights Route Planner position.

Breezemount Services are an equal opportunities employer.