Planning & Logistics Coordinator

Planning & Logistics Coordinator Salary: £28 £30k depending on experience + excellent benefits package & career opportunities Based: Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands Working Monday to Friday (37.5 hours per week, sociable hours) 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Planning & Logistics Coordinator to join a leading business operating within a production, logistics and service centre environment. This role plays a key part in supporting site operations by providing high-quality administrative and coordination support to the planning, logistics and production management teams, ensuring daily activities run smoothly and efficiently.

This position would suit someone with experience in a coordination or administration role who enjoys working in a fast-paced operational environment, supporting multiple stakeholders and helping to keep processes and paperwork on track.

The ideal candidate will have some experience of working in a Planning Administrator, Logistics Administrator, Operations Coordinator, Production Administrator or similar role.

Planning & Logistics Coordinator The role:

• Provide administrative and coordination support to site-based management teams including planning, logistics and production.
• Act as a key point of contact for incoming calls and emails from internal teams, suppliers and other stakeholders, ensuring clear and effective communication.
• Support the preparation of weekly and monthly reports, including overtime and hours reporting, ensuring accuracy and timely submission.
• Assist with the preparation and processing of operational paperwork required to support production and logistics activity, including financial documentation such as CAPEX requests and work instructions.
• Attend daily planning meetings, accurately record minutes and maintain action logs to ensure actions are tracked and followed up.
• Support health and safety compliance by working in line with company policies, procedures and site requirements.
• Assist with purchase order generation and order processing for the production facility, particularly when stores support is limited.
• Allocate and manage Job Watch tasks, supporting the capture of quality inspections and first-time quality data to enable corrective actions where required.
• Provide support to hire desk or scheduling activities, assisting with the allocation of work and helping to resolve delivery or planning issues when they arise.

Candidate requirements:

• Experience in a similar role such as Planning Administrator, Logistics Administrator, Operations Coordinator, Production Administrator or Office Coordinator.
• Proven experience in general administration, with strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Confident communication skills, with the ability to liaise professionally with internal teams and external suppliers.
• Good IT skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and the ability to learn new systems quickly.
• Strong time management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines in a busy environment.
• A proactive, customer-focused approach and a positive attitude.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

If this sounds like the opportunity you have been looking for then please apply by attaching your CV.

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