Maintain visibility of production and transport availability to enable proactive influencing of distribution plan development
Capture and place customer orders in line with quotations ensuring that information is accurately captured within Breedon’s systems and in adherence with defined processes
Build and optimise a distribution plan which enables product delivery to meet customer needs and which supports development of a balanced and efficient distribution plan, liaising with the Commercial Team, Operations Team and Transport Team where needed to enable this
Plan driver rest times and proactively manage and enable adherence to H&S policy
Contact all customers on the day prior to delivery to confirm orders and delivery schedule
Respond to changes in the plan driven by customer circumstance, production availability etc, minimising customer impact where possible, proactively contacting customers to alert them to changes which will impact delivery
Ensure transport and distribution process compliance and maintain data integrity to enable informed decision making, including the capture of declined orders and lost volume
Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, over the phone, to understand potential sales opportunities and alert the Commercial Team where appropriate
Proactively influence and review shared performance KPIs (eg. Plan adherence) to drive improvement in customer experience and distribution efficiency
Implement changes to ways of working in line with Customer & Commercial Excellence initiatives
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
You’ll enjoy managing competing priorities and a dynamic work environment
Overcoming operations and logistics challenges to delight customers
Maintaining focus on outcomes in a constantly changing environment
Highly effective communicator and facilitator, able to collaborate across teams and levels
A self-starter who is commercially focused and responds appropriately on your own to improve outcomes and process’s and assumes responsibility for your own performance
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Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel and Powerpoint) Word and experience with CRM software
Strong analytical skills with the ability to generate insights from data
Strong verbal and written communication
Attention to detail and a right first time attitude
Effective conflict resolution and is adaptable and resilient
About Breedon Group plc
Construction4900 employeesFounded 2010
Public British construction materials group supplying aggregates, cement, asphalt, concrete and surfacing services across Great Britain, Ireland and the United States.