At HelloFresh, we want to change the way people eat forever by offering our customers high quality food and recipes for different meal occasions. Over the past 10 years, we’ve seen this mission spread around the world and beyond our wildest dreams. Now, we are a global food solutions group and the world’s leading meal kit company, active in 18 countries across 3 continents. So, how did we do it? Our weekly boxes full of exciting recipes and fresh ingredients have blossomed into a community of customers looking for delicious, healthy and sustainable options. The HelloFresh Group now includes our core brand, HelloFresh, as well as: Green Chef, EveryPlate, Chefs Plate, Factor_, and Youfoodz.
About The Team:
We are looking to hire an experienced Transport Planner with a track record of driving vehicle fill up, costs down and route optimisation. Together with our couriers and haulage partners you will constantly look for opportunities to improve, innovate and be more efficient within all aspects of HelloFresh transport. You will strive to produce high quality, reliable and executable plans which support HelloFresh to deliver the best possible service to our customers. You will work alongside a wider logistics team and support them with any transport related queries. So, if you’re keen to join a dynamic and energetic team with your out-of-the-box thinking and rigorous problem solving, look no further.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Building and executing all weekly outbound linehaul plans
- Building inbound stock plans
- Support with the growth of the HelloFresh transport network
- Reviewing base schedules and looking for opportunities to drive efficiencies
- Working closely with our supply chain planning and production teams to ensure a seamless dispatch scheduled is maintained
- Planning regional distribution sequences to ensure we reach final mile depots in time
- Working closely with our 3PL’s to ensure we meet all connections
- Improving 3PL performance through prioritised scheduling of regional deliveries
- Working closely with our outbound teams across multiple sites
- Supporting the wider business with any transport requests
- Assist with all peak planning
- Ensuring all of our haulage partners are maintaining the highest H&S standards
- Supporting new site launch planning
- Raising PO’s and approving transport invoices
- Supporting the Transport Planning Manager with annual budget planning
- Optimising transport over 3 sites as well as regularly visiting them to ensure standards and procedures are followed
- Visiting all 3 distribution centres and head office when required to align on processes
Who You Are:
Essential:
- At least 2 years experience in transport planning
- A clear demonstrable track record of reducing costs and increasing vehicle fill
- Clear understanding of UK road haulage and relevant regulatory requirements
- Experience using and improving transport planning software and tools
- Ability to manage transport projects E2E with strong people skills to engage and motivate stakeholders
- Driver and haulier (3PL) management experience
Desirable:
- Experience working with perishable products and the differences in final mile process required
- Experience working with larger couriers, such as; DPD, Evri and Yodel
What you will get in return:
● 70% off HelloFresh or Green Chef boxes
● Company pension scheme
● Gym membership
● Bupa private medical insurance (including dental & family cover options)
● Bippit account - financial support
● Free professional development and coaching memberships
● Mental health first aiders and an employee assistance programme
● Eye care scheme
● Cycle to work scheme
● Group Life Assurance
Location: Based at: The Beehive, Bermuda Industrial Estate, 1 St Georges Way, Nuneaton, CV10 7JS
Occasional need to travel to: The Granary, Unit 3, Chalker Way, Banbury, OX16 4XD or The Orchard, 1 Holme Lane, Spondon, Derby, DE21 7HW
Work Schedule: Sunday - Thursday, 9am - 6pm
Next steps: Your application will be reviewed and if successful, a member of the Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch within 2 weeks
About HelloFresh
We believe that sharing a meal brings people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures together. We are committed to celebrating all dimensions of diversity in the workplace equally and ensuring that everyone feels a sense of inclusion and belonging. We also aim to extend this commitment to the partners we work with and the communities we serve. We are constantly listening, learning, and evolving to deliver on these principles. We are proud of our collaborative culture. Our diverse employee population enables us to connect with our customers and turn their feedback into meaningful action - from developing new recipes to constantly improving our process of getting dinner to our customers’ homes. Our culture attracts top talent with shared values and forms the foundation for a great place to work!
At HelloFresh, we embrace diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived. As part of the Company’s commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable accommodations, up to the point of undue hardship, to candidates at any stage, including to individuals with disabilities.
We want to adapt our processes and create a safe space that welcomes everyone so please let us know how we can accommodate our process. In case you have any accessibility requirements you can share that with us in the application form.
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