Route Planner

Fresh Direct Group; Portbury; On-site; GBP 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading foodservice supplier in the UK is seeking a Route Planner to join their team in Portbury. In this role, you will optimize delivery routes, ensuring operational targets are met while balancing the needs of drivers and clients. A strong understanding of logistics, excellent planning, and problem-solving skills are essential. The position offers a competitive salary, a range of benefits including a pension scheme, generous holiday, and ongoing training to support your career growth. Join a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone thrives.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Generous holiday

Family-friendly flexibility

Ongoing training

Discounts on products

Qualifications

• Experienced planner with a good knowledge of the area.
• Good understanding of driver working time.
• Ability to use experience and logical thinking to overcome challenges.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all routes are optimized to achieve operational targets.
• Review and refine delivery schedules for maximum efficiency.
• Communicate effectively with all stakeholders.

Skills

Planning skills

Organisational skills

Microsoft Excel

SAP

Tools

Transport planning software

Job description

Route Planner - Portbury

Salary: £41,875 per annum

Shift Pattern: 09:30am - 19:00pm ~ Any 5 days over 7

Brakes is a top UK food business and a proud part of Sysco GB – the world's leading foodservice company. We’re growing across the country and aiming to be the absolute best in our industry.

So join us in Portbury as a Route Planner, and take your career to the next level. A satisfying role You will be joining a small team that keep our network running, ensuring we deliver an exceptional level of service to our customers. You’ll be responsible for making sure all routes are optimised so that operational targets are achieved – your amazing planning and organisational skills will be critical to your success. With no two days the same, you will need to be able to adapt accordingly and deal with unexpected issues as they arise, ensuring that all stakeholders are communicated with in an effective and timely manner.

As you would expect within logistics, this is a deadline driven role where you will need to balance the needs of drivers, customers, and account managers – staying calm and focused to get the job done. Working closely with depot operational colleagues, you will also review and refine delivery schedules to ensure maximum efficiency and analyse data from a variety of systems and sources to identify areas for future improvements.

What you bring to the mix:

• To join us in this role you will be an experienced planner with a good knowledge of the area.
• Good understanding of driver working time
• Previous use of transport planning software would be an advantage but is not essential and be confident using Microsoft Excel and SAP
• You’ll have an enthusiastic, can-do attitude Ability of using your experience and logical thinking to overcome challenges as they arise to ensure a positive outcome.

Bags of Benefits

We take care of our people. On our team, you’ll be able to take your pick from everything from a pension scheme and generous holiday to family-friendly flexibility and ongoing training. You’ll get fantastic discounts on our delicious products too. To enjoy the rewards of joining our supportive team, apply now.

Additional Information

At Brakes everyone is welcome. We don’t want you to ‘fit our culture’ we want you to help define it and we actively celebrate the unique talents of each and every colleague. We don’t just look at your CV, we’re more focused on who you are and your potential. As part of our values, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone has a voice, is appreciated and has the same opportunities. We work hard to ensure that everyone feels part of our business, as we care for one another and connect the world through food and trusted partnerships. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that everyone belongs and thrives at Brakes and we recognise that Brakes can only thrive when everyone feels they belong. We'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our resourcing team who will be happy to support you.

Brakes

Built on a passion for food and feeding the nation, we are the UK’s largest foodservice supplier. Every day Brakes deliver the highest quality fresh and frozen food and ingredients from our nationwide network of distribution centres to some of the nation’s most famous pubs and restaurants, as well as schools, caterers, care homes and hospitals. Our customers depend on us, and our 8,000-strong workforce is dedicated and proud to be part of this vital provision. And we’re growing!