Job Description

About the role:

The Transportation planner is responsible for executing transport plans in accordance with customer requirements, agreed-upon processes, following high standards of safety, quality and service and resolving any transport-related issues promptly and efficiently.
The role of Transport Planner is also management of transportation costs (standard & extra costs) with special focus on productivity projects. As part of the newly created GBS team play a key role in implementation and following standardized transport planning processes across European BC sites carriers. The Transport Planner is actively participating in developing and implementation of transportation strategies including improving efficiency, reducing congestion and enhancing the sustainability of transportation systems.

Key repsonsibilities:

• Planning transports based on the necessary safety and quality standards.
• Organizing outbound transportation on daily schedule:
  • Delivery note creation;
  • Transport order creation in transport planning tools and customer`s platform;
  • Contact Carrier and define loading schedules;
  • Organize intercompany transport between BC factories;
  • Organizing return process of goods from customer;
  • Complete and maintain necessary data in SAP and internal databases.
• Adjust, correct, communicate and anticipate changes in transport planning to ad hoc operational issues or late order changes made by customer change.
• Close collaboration with Warehouse and Quality Department to guarantee loading and delivery on time
• Permanent transport adjustment with regard to changing priorities in close cooperation with production planning, warehouse and Customer Care.
• Monitor loading accuracy, resolve recurring obstacles impacting on time delivery.
• Handle carrier delays and proactively communicate to relevant stakeholders.
• Monitoring, controlling and accepting transport invoiced & pre-billing, take necessary actions in case if discrepancy, maintaining framework orders.
• Report and monitor Transport KPsI including OTIF and drive corrective actions to meet necessary targets.
• Responsible for adherence to transport budget by following standard tender price agreements, spot rates avoidance and optimizing the use of available space in a shipment to ensure efficient and safe transport (optimized truck load).
• Managing relationships with carriers: monitoring their performance, submitting claims to forwarders and identifying and tracking corrective actions as needed.
• Provide support in case of insurance cases.
• Proactive carriers' invoice management (standard and extra costs).
• Responsible for creating necessary reports enabling analyzing data in order to improve transport efficiency and reduce costs.

About you:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Operations , Transport, Logistic and Business related field.
• 3+ years of experience in Transportation and/or Distribution.
• Strong proficiency in English and in French – verbal and written.
• Familiarity with Transportation Planning Tools (preferable TMS).
• CI driven mindset, “Can do” mentality.
• Analytical skills.
• Excellent communication both to external and internal stakeholder.
• Experience in SAP (SAP EWM additional asset).
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Problem-solving abilities and the capacity to make decisions independently.
• Customer focus, flexibility, adaptability.
• Stress-resistant, Strong problem solving skills.
• Professional competence in domestic and international transport.