Asda
Lead Manager Warehouse and Transport Planning
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Job Title
Lead Manager Warehouse and Transport Planning
Location
Asda House (Fieldbased)
Employment Type
Full time
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours per Week
37.5
Salary
Competitive Salary plus benefits
Category
Distribution/Transportation
Closing Date
27 August 2026
Job Description
The National Planning Manager is responsible for leading the national planning function based in Lutterworth, overseeing the creation, optimisation, and resourcing of transport and warehouse plans across the entire ASDA depot network. The role ensures the safe, efficient, and cost-effective movement of stock throughout the supply chain, including the flow of products from National Pick Centres to regional food depots.
The role has overall accountability for the planning systems, processes, and tools that enable efficient logistics operations, driving system development, continuous improvement, and the delivery of key operational performance indicators.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the national planning team responsible for transport and warehouse planning across the ASDA logistics estate.
- Create and maintain resource plans that balance service, cost, capacity, and productivity across all depots.
- Manage the end-to-end planning of stock movements from National Pick Centres to food and distribution depots, ensuring product availability and operational efficiency.
- Own and develop the transport planning systems used across the logistics network, ensuring they remain fit for purpose and support changing business requirements.
- Lead the development and continuous improvement of planning technology, driving enhanced functionality, automation, accuracy, and operational performance.
- Provide governance and support for transport systems across the logistics function, ensuring effective utilisation, compliance, and operational consistency.
- Deliver key operational KPIs, including: Driver utilisation, Vehicle fill and load optimisation, Double-deck trailer utilisation, Fleet productivity and capacity utilisation, Transport cost efficiency, Service and availability measures.
- Optimise network efficiency through effective planning of resources, routes, fleet deployment, and warehouse capacity.
- Work closely with Logistics Operations, Supply Chain, Commercial, Retail, and Technology teams to ensure planning solutions support business objectives.
- Identify opportunities to reduce cost, improve service, and increase network productivity through data-driven decision making and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Lead operational planning for periods of peak demand, promotional activity, seasonal events, and network change programmes.
- Ensure planning activities comply with all legal, safety, and regulatory requirements.
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Accountabilities
- National transport and warehouse planning performance.
- Ownership and development of logistics planning systems and technology.
- Delivery of driver, fleet, and network utilisation KPIs.
- Optimisation of stock flow between National Pick Centres and regional depots.
- Leadership and development of the national planning team.
- Continuous improvement of planning capability, processes, and operational efficiency across the ASDA logistics network.
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To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.
You will also get an excellent benefits package including:
- Discretionary company bonus
- Company pension up 1.5 times colleagues' contribution (Max 15%)
- Company Car allowance of £8000
- 15% colleague discount in store and online
- Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
- Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
- Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.
We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves.
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