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Kuehne+Nagel Logistics Planning Assistant in Bicester, United Kingdom
Join us and take the reins in shaping the future of our operations. As a crucial member of our Planning and Development Team, you'll drive innovation and efficiency, making a real impact on our success.
Your Role
Become an essential part of our Planning and Development Team, where you'll play a key role in planning and managing our operated storage network capacity. Your responsibilities will include maintaining precise measurements of warehouse availability and utilisation.
You'll also assist in analysing inbound and outbound commodities and materials that could impact the network. Plus, you'll work closely with Storage Operations personnel to help plan and execute our storage network strategy.
Your Responsibilities
Obtain, maintain and publish on a monthly basis the current position of capacity levels and space availability, identifying risks and issues and potential solutions.
Monitor resourcing issues with regards to manpower, Technical Resources, MHE and storage.
Assist with the process ofstock placement across the storage
When necessary collect, collate and analyse capacity and product data
Escalate points of concern in the storage, receipt and handling of material to the relevant point of contact
Update IT systems in line with product & stock holding warehouses
Ensure all necessaryinformation is supplied to both the Planning and Development Team and Operations Managers
Your Skills and Experiences
Working knowledge of MS Office applications relevant to the role, i.e. PowerPoint, Word and Excel
Exceptional planning and organisational skills
This role would suit a service leaver/Veteran with previous supply chain experience
Excellent communication skills to understand and interpret customer storage requirements
Forward thinking approach with the ability to analyse information
Please be aware that by applying for this role, you are agreeing to participate in the employment screening process. This process will include criminal record checking and identity validation. This means that KN will ask successful applicants to provide certain information and documentation to enable these checks to be conducted.
Any appointment will then be strictly conditional upon, and subject to, the receipt of satisfactory results of these checks
Good Reasons to Join
If you would like to become a valued member of our team, we will make sure that you’re rewarded for your commitment and expertise. You can join the contributory Kuehne+Nagel pension plan and enjoy our Route 2 Rewards scheme which offers everything from discounts, benefit information, recognition and its own wellbeing centre. We care for our colleagues (and their immediate family) with our employee assistance programme providing access to 24/7 GP, legal and financial advice along with mental health counselling. All of this to help you live a happier and healthier life As proud holders of the Gold Covenant, we are a forces-friendly employer who recognise the skills, expertise and value service leavers bring to our organisation.
Kuehne + Nagel is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. If you require an accommodation for any part of the online application process due to a disability, please contact the Employee Services HR Help Desk at 1-800-267-1326 during the hours of 8:00am - 5:00pm EST; Monday through Friday or via e-mail at: HR.helpdesk@kuehne-nagel.com with the nature of your request. We will answer your inquiry within 24 hours.