Logistics Planner

We are looking for a Logistics Planner based in East Haddon, Northamptonshire.

As a Logistics Planner, you'll be responsible for coordinating and overseeing various logistical activities related to the deployment and collection of the company’s towers. This includes prioritizing, scheduling, and executing transport, installations, and pick-ups for the security solutions provided to customers. Additionally, you'll manage the inventory of towers and handle internal logistics, ensuring the smooth movement of towers between warehouses. Your role will be critical in ensuring timely deliveries, efficient operations, and maintaining a well-organized supply chain for the company's tower operations.

What would be your responsibilities and duties?

• Receiving, assessing and prioritising transport, positioning, installation, repair, and/or material orders.

• Communicate with customers and colleagues regarding scheduled activities.

• Identifying opportunities to improve logistical processes, procedures, and systems, addressing bottlenecks, capacity issues, and inefficiencies, while ensuring compliance with company policies.

• Analysing the available work hours, knowledge and skills, transport options and material stock, identifying possible shortages and/or consequences for the services provided.

• Monitoring and managing the schedule by maintaining contact with colleagues and customers and if necessary revising the schedule.  

• Processing of information relating to projects, planning and/or stock and ensuring the accuracy of information in the systems concerned. 

• Identifying opportunities for improvement in processes, procedures, systems and/or solutions, suggesting improvements and contributing towards the implementation of those improvements. 

Competencies:

• Service-oriented Approach: Demonstrating a customer-centric mindset by ensuring a smooth, efficient process from start to finish, creating a positive experience for customers in terms of both logistics and overall service.

• Open-Minded & Flexible: You think beyond traditional logistics, adapting quickly to challenges and embracing innovative solutions to meet customer and company needs.

• Organizational Skills: Strong ability to plan, coordinate, and maintain order in complex logistical operations.

• Skilled Problem-Solver: Ability to use tools and systems to resolve issues efficiently and effectively, ensuring smooth operations and minimal disruption.

• Team player: Promotes mutual open communication and relationships. Supports others.

• Detail-Oriented: A strong focus on accuracy and precision, as managing logistics involves careful attention to scheduling, inventory, and coordination of multiple tasks.

• Adaptable: Flexibility to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, where priorities can shift quickly, and the ability to handle unexpected changes in the schedule or process.

• Friendly: Ability to be an active part of a fast-growing team with an ‘all hands on deck’ approach.

• Proactive: The ability to anticipate potential challenges or bottlenecks before they arise, and to take action to prevent issues, ensuring smooth operations.

Qualifications / Skills:

• Driver’s license

  • Full, valid driving license.

• Mid-Level relevant experience in logistics, planning, or a related field

• Professional Education/Vocational Education.

• Excellent Customer Support

• Ability to use technology:

• Strong skills in MS Office programs.

• Desirable experience with Salesforce and Excel to organize and manage information effectively. 

• Effective time management and the agility to manage changing priorities

What to expect when you join?

When you join BauWatch, you step into an environment where the best services, high-tech security, intelligent data, and process improvement all come together—a dynamic world in which no day is the same. We’re international, down-to-earth, entrepreneurial, inquisitive, keen to learn and continuously looking for opportunities to improve and grow.

We’re open to trying out new ideas and take responsibility to move projects forward. We want to contribute to a future worth living by building a sustainable business. We’re working hard to become a fully circular organization with a focus on sustainability and diversity. In our teams, everybody counts, and we include, value, and respect each individual. We have fun working together too!

What’s On Offer:

• Competitive salary

• In-house training, with external support as needed

• Opportunity to be part of an exciting time in the team’s growth

• Workplace Pension

• Private Medical Insurance on successful completion of probationary period

• Death in Service Benefit (four times annual salary)

• Retail discounts

• Referral policy

About BauWatch

We are the number one security company in Europe! From communication to processes, products, and services. We offer the best surveillance technology and high-quality customer service throughout Europe. We take care of security concerns and give our customers the peace of mind they need to move their business forward.

Interested?

Then respond quickly via the 'Apply' button or 'Apply With LinkedIn'. Please contact Ruud Licht on +31 6 20172020 or rlicht@bauwatch.com if you have any questions.