Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

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Hired Vehicle Coordinator – Ashby de la Zouch

What will this role achieve?

This is a pivotal role at the heart of our logistics operation. As a key player in our team, you’ll be responsible for managing hauliers delivering to UK customers and coordinating with freight forwarders to arrange international shipments. You’ll also play a vital role in cost control by entering freight charges into SAP, supporting budget adherence across all regions.

To thrive in this role, you’ll need strong technical and communication skills, a solid understanding of supply chain operations, and the ability to collaborate effectively across multiple departments and functions. There will also be opportunities to contribute to wider projects as they arise—making this a dynamic and rewarding position for someone ready to make a difference.

What will be your key deliverables?

• Allocate daily loads to hauliers to provide perfect service at best cost
• Search and introduce new hauliers to the approved suppliers list with the support of line manager
• Work with the Line Manager on negotiating competitive rates with hauliers for new lanes
• Create Loading Schedules for various warehouse locations, manufacturing sites and any outside store locations to the agreed parameters.
• Collate and issue critical metric reports including but not limited to; UK delivery costs, UK haulier performance,
• Enter cost documents in SAP for all UK loads
• Manage service issues with haulier group
• Lead service reviews involving various levels of haulier management.
• Develop and provide KPI’s to measure cost v budget.
• Contribute to savings plans with new initiative / ideas

Bring your experience.

Essential

• Proven systems experience in SAP, Excel, Smartsheet, Assist 4
• Distribution / Logistics management
• Strong negotiation skills
• Proficient in Transport planning

Desirable

• Systems experience in Smartsheet, Assist 4 & Microlise is preferable
• Previous experience in organisational change
• Financial reporting
• KPI suite knowledge and understanding
• International Sales

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.