Planning & Admin Team Leader

Planning & Admin Team Leader

Application Deadline: 16 November 2026

Department: Operations

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Northampton

Description

We're looking for a proactive Planning & Administration Team Leader to lead our central planning and administration function. You'll play a key role in ensuring transport operations run efficiently across the network, while driving process improvements, maintaining data accuracy, and supporting excellent customer service.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with transport or logistics experience who enjoys leading teams, improving systems, and making a real impact on operational performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the central planning and administration team.
• Manage and optimise the Transport Management System (TMS).
• Ensure planning and operational data is accurate and up to date.
• Monitor compliance and performance across sites.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, reporting, and automation.
• Support the successful delivery of customer and operational requirements.
• Work closely with operational, commercial, and customer-facing teams.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the planning function.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise Required

• Experience within transport, logistics, or supply chain operations.
• Previous team leadership or supervisory experience.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Experience using transport planning or management systems.
• A customer-focused approach with excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

You are:

• Highly organised and detail-oriented.
• A confident communicator.
• Customer-focused and commercially aware.
• Proactive and solutions-driven.
• Adaptable, resilient, and positive.
• Passionate about continuous improvement.

Benefits

Joining our team means you'll not only enjoy a competitive salary and annual reviews, but also some pretty awesome perks:

• Competitive Salary: We value your skills and commitment.
• Discretionary Bonus: Because your hard work deserves to be rewarded.
• Pension Scheme: We've got your future covered.
• Annual Salary Review: Your growth matters to us.
• Free Eye Test and up to £69 Vouchers towards Glasses: Taking care of your vision.
• Interest-Free Company Loan: We're here to support you.
• Free On-Site Parking: Convenient and hassle-free.
• Referral Bonus £750: Spread the word and earn some extra cash.
• Care First Lifestyle Programme: Because your well-being matters.
• Flu Jabs Annually: Stay healthy, on us.
• Group Life Policy: We've got you covered.
• Electric Vehicle Charging Points at Work: Embrace sustainable transport
• Flexible Career Pathway: Grow with us!
• Supply Chain Academy: We create, deliver and manage learning that strengthens our organisation and the wider supply chain.
• Enhanced Holiday Scheme: we believe loyalty should be rewarded.
• Apprenticeships: Earn while you learn we offer apprenticeships that build talent in vital areas like technology, people, finance, operations and much more.
• Private Health Care: We are committed to your wellbeing.