Logistics Planning Analyst

Senior Logistics Planning Analyst

This is a great opportunity to join a successful household name. Operating within a fully automated distribution environment and will suit an individual who is self-motivated with strong all-round IT/Planning skills. Senior Logistics Planning Analyst

Location: Newcastle under Lyme
Salary: £33,600 – £38,400+ Package
About the Role:

As Planning Analyst you will manage the day to day planning activities of the distribution Centre. Including Intake & Distribution Weekly and short term volume plans with the Merchandising and Supply chain teams. Transport Planning-Optimise delivery schedules into the stores based on store & sales profiles. This will incorporate stock optimisation across the 3 Distribution Centres, Labour & resource planning and MIS reporting internal and external.

You will Support the Distribution Centres teams as a link to the Merchandising, Supply Chain and Franchise teams; plan the processing volumes to optimise the Distribution Centres workload. Balance picks for the stores across pick days, Peak planning for the Distribution Centre, Space planning, Franchise pick and despatch schedule management and Supplier Carton Compliance on Intake

– Planning Data – Periodic appraisal of the headline numbers for the project
– Data analyst support; space and throughput long term profiling
– Tender Process support
– Planning Data Assumptions
– Support system design process & provide support as planning engineer
– Support IE on layouts & DC space plan during the project
– Vendor Simulation data & material flow reviews
– Full operational clock with post project view
– Support Project resource planning
– Buying, Merchandising & Design teams & Supply Chain links
– System test data analysis
– Support for process reviews

Essential Skills
Knowledge of the warehouse systems and working practices in the retail DC/logistics; good analytical skills; Knowledge of multi-channel operations, a advanced excel skill and knowledge of Access, Business Objects will be beneficial
Ability to deal and process large volume of data; be able to comprehend long term business plan into logistics requirement

Knowledge and Experience
Analytical knowledge, Logistics operations knowledge, Demand planning & forecasting
Knowledge about warehouse management systems may be beneficial; Knowledge of supply chain & Commercial awareness is a must as is experience of Process mapping, basic Industrial Engineering & operational clock.