Planning Coordinator

Vacancy - Planning Coordinator

Are you seeking a varied role where you can use your administration and support experience to enhance the efficient, timely and accurate delivery of services in an operational environment?  Are you excited by the opportunity to work collaboratively with internal and external contacts to maximise service delivery?  As a result of internal promotion, we are seeking an experienced administrator with a background working in a planning environment to join our team.

Your role

Reporting to the Operations Support Manager, you will take ownership for reviewing and improving processes and procedures working collaboratively with the wider team to maximise the service provided to a diverse range of customers within our Steels and Metals terminal.  As a vital member of the team, you will act as the key interface between internal colleagues and customers, including hauliers and steel traders, to ensure an efficient, accurate and timely service is provided.

What you'll bring

You will have experience in an administration role having worked in a planning environment.  You will have strong IT skills, including experience using a stock management system.  You will also have intermediate Excel skills with experience of manipulating data sets.  Strong communication skills are also essential with experience of communicating effectively with internal and external contacts at a range of levels.

Who are we?

Already one of the UK’s leading port and logistics companies, we are planning substantial capital investment over the next 5 years to achieve our vision of becoming the UK’s leading port operator.  We have ambitious plans to grow and transform the supply chain to benefit our customers.  Our investments are decarbonizing our operations, which in turn is helping us work towards our goal of having Net Zero Port Operations by 2040.  Much of our success depends on our unrivalled facilities and technology. But in our sector, it comes down to having the right talent to enable our organisation to grow.

What we can offer you

In addition to a competitive salary, we have a strong track record of developing our people to expand their skills and experience and develop their careers.  Valuing and rewarding our workforce is important to us which is why we offer a fantastic range of flexible benefits to choose from, such as:

• 27 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays)
• Pension
• Peel Ports Flexible Benefits including salary sacrifice car scheme, healthcare cash plans, Cycle2Work Scheme, critical illness insurance, gyms, retail vouchers
• Commitment to learning and personal development 
• We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to colleagues via our employee assistance programme when required

If you believe you have the skills and experience we are seeking and you want to join a thriving and ambitious place to work, we’d really like to hear from you!