Planning & Capacity Manager

Job Introduction

Are you an experienced and dynamic Planning & Capacity Manager looking for your next position?

At Tarmac, ‘who you are’ matters.  We want to get to know you.  If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, collaborative in working well with others and ambitious to make things better, then have a read of what we have on offer. Tarmac is the UK’s leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business. Our innovative products and solutions not only deliver the infrastructure needed to grow the UK economy today but also help to create a more sustainable built environment for the country’s long-term future.

We are currently looking for a Planning & Capacity Manager at our offices in Wolverhampton, working in our Blocks division. The site is easily accessible from Cannock, Rugeley, Stafford, Leek, Ashbourne, Derby, Burton Upon Trent, Lichfield, Cannock, Stourbridge, Kidderminster, Worcester, Kidderminster, Bridgnorth, Much Wenlock, Telford, Shifnal, Dudley, Halesowen, West Bromwich, Walsall and the surrounding areas.

Here at Tarmac, we are working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it’s important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.

Role Responsibility

As the successful Planning & Capacity Manager, you will report to the Senior Logistics Manager and will be responsible for the provision and management of sufficient haulage capacity to meet the needs of the Blocks business, overseeing the end to end logistics solution from factory to the customer, ensuring the safest and most efficient operations whilst delivering a high level of customer service. You will hold direct line manager responsibility for your team consisting of; Planning Team Leader, Transport Planners and Fulfilment/Administration Planners. 

Managing all third-party logistics relationships and haulage contracts, you will ensure appropriate levels of haulage capacity is available, alongside sourcing and investigating potential new haulage capacity options. Reviewing supplier ability, you will ensure delivery and quality requirements are consistently met whilst working with suppliers, freight forwarders and vendors to determine terms of contracts and negotiate prices.

On a day to day basis, duties and responsibilities of the Planning & Capacity Manager will include (not exhaustive):

• Delivering against agreed KPI’s, driving team performance
• Ensuring customer deliveries are scheduled with accuracy and within service level agreements
• Addressing scheduling problems with the customer service team and provide solutions
• Meeting financial targets relating to all transport related activity
• Analysing network performance, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement with a focus on maximising revenue or reducing cost
• Maintaining a core fleet of Contract Hauliers
• Holding regular performance updates with key service providers
• Assisting the Sales & Planning teams in scheduling advance deliveries, identifying issues and providing solutions as they arise
• Developing challenging improvement plans and ensuring that the logistics and planning function is appropriately resourced and competent to achieve its targets 
• Role model Tarmac values and behaviours, ensuring they are communicated and embedded within the business
• Ensuring adherence to Transport legislation and safety protocols, including group standards for safety, environment, and quality of the daily operations
• Engaging with the driver community to ensure buy-in to Zero Incidents culture, including quarterly driver meetings and ‘ride-alongs’, ensuring all unsafe acts are reported
• Engaging with and working alongside factory/plant managers
• Implementing new policies, or modifying existing procedures, to minimize costs, increase accuracy, improve customer service and safety and meet product distribution needs

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal Planning & Capacity Manager will strive to deliver business goals,  approaching challenges with energy and enthusiasm, overcoming obstacles whilst encouraging and advising others to improve performance, effectively communicating with various stakeholders.

Furthermore, you will plan, prioritise, delegate and work to deadlines with accuracy and attention to detail, reacting to changing priorities whilst reflecting on situations and learning from experiences. This role entails frequent travel throughout the UK with overnight stays required, anticipated travel will be 1 to 2 days per week.

Suitable candidates for the Planning & Capacity Manager role will also have experience in;

• Transport management, safety & planning including knowledge of the working time regulations and driving hours
• Contract procurement and management, including transport tender design, management and selection through negotiation, due diligence and implementation
• End to end Contract Haulier terms and process, from recruitment and vetting, finance and equipment acquisition, earnings and financial position to renewals
• Microsoft Office and Transport Management Systems and Route Optimisation packages
• National CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence)
• Experience of working with a variety of vehicle types would be desirable (E.g. MOL, Curtainsiders, Flatbeds, Artics, Rigids)

Why Us

Along with the role of Planning & Capacity Manager, we additionally offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits: 

• Bonus scheme 
   
• Enhanced holiday entitlement 
   
• Contributory pension scheme 
   
• Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc. 
   
• Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice 
   
• Access to join our Employee Communities (employee networks) we currently have nine communities inc. (REACH) Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & Carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female Voice, and Menopause
   
• Training and development opportunities 

Interested? Why not click here to find out more?  Go on… are you ready to build your future? 

Tarmac, a CRH company, is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. 

Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when this happens we sometimes bring the published closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

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