Load Planner - Part Time

Join us at Greene King the country's leading pub company and brewer, where our mission is to pour happiness into lives and become the pride of great British hospitality. We have something special, deeply rooted in our 220-year brewing and pub history, creating the business we are proudly known for today. Still today our 39,000 strong team are the guardians of what’s wholly British, the pub experience.

As a Load Planner you will play a key role in ensuring vehicle routes are planned to allow for on time deliveries. Whether you’re debriefing drivers or managing emergency orders you’ll be a significant strength to Greene King. We have a new opportunity within our Bury Distribution Centre. In this role it will be your job to maximise the efficiency and effectiveness of daily load scheduling to ensure optimal utilisation of resource whilst delivering outstanding service to our customers.

Part-time position: Monday to Friday, approximately 1:30pm to 5:30pm. This role offers 20 contracted hours per week.

This role is based from Bury St Edmunds Distribution Centre, Cullum Road, Bury St Edmunds.

Your role as Load Planner

The effective management and planning of drivers, through use of Dips transport planning software

Controlling and planning an agreed amount of resource (vehicles, drivers,); ensuring all legal requirements are adhered to (Working Time Directive and EU drivers’ hours regulations)

To ensure the daily plan is completed maximising utilisation whilst minimising cost

Make regular use of in-house planning tools and systems to manage workload and monitor efficiency

Constantly communicate with our customer service teams and drivers to ensure customer KPI’s and targets are achieved and maintained

What you'll bring.....

You will have previous experience in a multi drop load planning role

Literate in MS Office

Demonstrate previous experience of transport planning systems

Have the ability to work independently and make decisions

We’re all about rewarding our team’s hard work, that’s why…

You’ll receive a competitive salary, pension contribution as well as:

The chance to further your career across our well-known brands – as one of the industry's top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career.

Discount of 33% for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands – so you enjoy your favourite food and drink at a discount.

Free employee assistance program – mental health, well-being, financial, and legal support because you matter!

Discount of 50% for you and 25% for your loved ones at our Greene King Inns and hotels. – so you can enjoy a weekend away without breaking the bank.

Refer a friend – who do you know who could be interested in a new role? When they are placed, you could earn £1,500 for referring them!

Wagestream – access your wage before payday for when life happens.

Retail discounts – Receive up to 30% off at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with three mobile along with many more…