Logistics Planner

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Do you enjoy coordinating logistics activities to ensure goods flow efficiently through a fast-paced business?

This role plays a key part in ensuring the smooth and efficient movement of goods across the business, supporting customer service, production, and overall supply chain performance. The role coordinates Finished Goods Despatch to ensure customer OTIF (On Time In Full) targets are achieved in line with departmental KPIs, while also overseeing Goods In activities to ensure all incoming materials are accurately received, checked, and recorded both physically and electronically within the SAP system.

Acting as a key point of contact for transport, goods in, and 3PL-related queries, the role works closely with internal teams and external service providers to resolve issues and maintain smooth day-to-day operations. Responsibilities include tracking and supporting finished orders in line with customer and GPUK standards, maintaining accurate logs and records, preparing reports to support performance monitoring and decision-making, and proactively communicating delivery and order status to relevant stakeholders.

The role also contributes to continuous improvement and problem-solving activities within the department and provides cover for the Logistics & Warehouse Lead during periods of absence, alongside any other reasonable duties required.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills for a demanding and customer focused working environment
• Ability to work productively, efficiently & effectively with initiative under tight timescales whilst maintaining attention to detail and quality
• Knowledge of SAP system or similar stock management system
• Relevant experience in Logistics coordination or Goods Inwards
• Confident in the use of IT packages to include Outlook, Word, Excel
• Knowledge of Transporeon or other Transport Management Systems

• 35hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Fully funded Health Cash Plan to support dental, physio costs etc
• Enhanced Company Sick Pay
• 4% Employer Pension Contributions with further 1% increase guaranteed from 1 April 2026
• Death in Service Benefit (Salary x
  2)
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption Leave
• 1 additional holiday per annum after 5 years’ service
• Corporate Women in Business membership for all colleagues
• Diversity Mark Bronze Accredited workplace
• Plus many more including Charity Committee and Social Events across the year

Please note our site location is in Northern Ireland, therefore you must have a permanent right to work in the UK

Closing Date is 16 February 2026

We provide equal opportunities for everyone and see diversity as our strength. Therefore, we welcome all applicants – regardless of characteristics such as gender, age, background, social status, sexual orientation, religion, or mental and physical abilities. We have set the goal of empowering women and increasing female leader representation. We foster an inclusive work environment and encourage all individuals to apply.

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As a leading manufacturer of plastic packaging, we are always looking for employees who will shape the future of the plastics industry with us and courageously promote sustainable solutions. We value a humorous atmosphere, communication at eye level and long-term employment relationships.