DHL Supply Chain
Resource Planner
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Pay Rate: £28,000
Grade: RCS P
Contract Type: Permanent (Full-Time)
Shift patterns: 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm
Location: Skelmersdale - WN8 8DY
Are you highly organised, analytical, and passionate about planning?
We're looking for a Resource Planner to join our Skelmersdale operation, where you'll be responsible for forecasting workloads, managing resource plans, and providing valuable insights to support operational performance.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop your planning expertise within a fast-paced and dynamic logistics environment.
A TYPICAL DAY MAY INVOLVE
- Analyse operational data and produce accurate forecasts to identify resource requirements and support business planning
- Create and maintain planning reports, tools, and processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual administration
- Monitor and adjust short and long-term resource plans to meet customer demand and operational targets
- Work closely with operations, customers, and key stakeholders to ensure effective communication and workload balancing
- Investigate planning and data discrepancies, identify root causes, and implement solutions to support continuous improvement
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THIS ROLE WOULD SUIT PEOPLE WHO
- Previous experience in a planning, scheduling, coordination, or administrative role within a fast-paced logistics, supply chain, or operational planning environment
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and support effective decision-making
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, with experience creating reports and analysing large volumes of data
- Excellent organisational and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively with stakeholders
- Experience using Power BI to analyse data is essential. Experience designing, developing and maintaining dashboards would be advantageous.
WHY JOIN US?
- Join our generous pension scheme and benefit from an 8% employer contribution, alongside a 4% employee contribution
- Free confidential 24/7 GP consultations
- Hundreds of retail and lifestyle discounts
- Affordable loans, savings schemes and free mortgage advice
- Visit https://careers.dhl.com/global/en/working-at-dhl-supply-chain to learn more
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WHO WE ARE
We're the global leaders in supply chain management with 188,000 people in over 50 countries. Our expert teams work together to deliver for our customers across a range of industries including retail, automotive, healthcare and more.
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At DHL, we're all about creating a workplace where everyone's skills and experiences matter, and where you can be your true self every day.
As proud supporters of the Armed Forces Covenant, we value the skills and experience of ex-service personnel and are dedicated to helping our veterans find jobs.
Please be aware that interviews are provisionally scheduled to take place during the week commencing 3rd August. Applications received after this date may not be considered but will be added to our talent pool for future opportunities, subject to your consent. Please also be aware that we review applications continuously and where we have a large number of applications the application period may close ahead of the provisional interview date. To ensure your application is considered we recommend submitting it as early as possible.
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