Transport Scheduler

Job Title: Transport Scheduler
Location: York
Salary: up to £27,000 depending on experience + potential bonus + generous pension scheme + 12 flexible days on top of 25-day holiday entitlement + 2 paid volunteering days + other fantastic benefits!

Championing diversity and inclusion is so important to us; when we embrace different perspectives and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business.

At Nestlé, we are proud to support and provide equality of opportunity that supports employees to effectively blend their work life and commitments through hybrid and flexible working arrangements. We are open to discussing part-time working arrangements for this role.

Position Summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for a people and customer-focused individual to join the team as a Transport Planner & Scheduler here in York. This role is integral to success in achieving effective management of our Supply Chain operations.

A day in the life of a Scheduler

Reporting into the Scheduling Team Leader, you will work as part of the team responsible for Transport Planning across NiM, performing various roles, including load planning, vehicle scheduling, haulage procurement, and data analysis to provide best cost and best service for Logistics and NUK&I, Waters, Purina, and CPUK.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Building work schedules for Own Fleet and third-party columns that are highly efficient and deliver excellent customer service.
2. Buying in third-party transport using the prescribed process to achieve best costs and excellent customer service.
3. Undertaking NUK DC Planning and Atlas load planning for NIM DCs to manage volumes within the agreed capacities.

What will make you successful

To be successful in this role, you will ideally come from a Supply Chain background with an excellent understanding of Nestlé Supply Chain. Other key attributes include:

• Ability to work alongside and communicate effectively with peers and leaders.
• Experience in successfully managing competing priorities.
• Ability to react decisively to fast-changing circumstances under time pressure.
• Customer-focused mindset.
• Ability to challenge and motivate in a matrix organization.
• Good geographical knowledge of the UK&I.

This is a great opportunity to work with various departments at Nestlé, including Customer Solutions, Customer Facing Supply Chain, Distribution Centres, Factories, and third parties across the full NiM portfolio.

What you need to know

The closing date for this role is 03/01/2025. We will be considering candidates as they apply and may close job advertisements early if we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect. We embrace diversity and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply. If there is anything we can do to accommodate you to participate fully in the application process, please let us know.

We are committed to equal opportunity for all and may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process.