Graduate - Transport Planner

SUMMARY:
Be able to rapidly diagnose customer challenges and represent potential solutions making use of available technologies.

POSITION INFO:

Graduate - Transport Planner

(open to all but preference will be given to AA disabled applicants)

Area: Fouways, Sandton, Gauteng

Package: Negotiable up to R10000 P/M

(12 month Fixed-Term contract with possibility to convert to permanent thereafter)

Purpose of the position:

Be able to rapidly diagnose customer challenges and represent potential solutions making use of available technologies.

You will also be required to interact with remote clients and it is therefore imperative that applicants have exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

Duties:

System Management

• Check for unplanned orders.

• Review queries received for shipments not created.

• Monitor item master databases to ensure availability of data for the IP

Planning

• Receive orders from Order Manager Clerks. Check feasibility and determine best execution solution.

• Ensure all orders received are visible in Freight builder.

• Manage and enforce order cut off times.

• Manage planning process taking the required items into consideration:

• RFP Supplier Allocation

Combinations Orders.

o Lead Times

o Customer Back Door Requirements.

o Special Project Requirements (SMD)

• Compile a draft plan for submission to warehouse operations.

• Check orders on planner schedules that are outstanding (or unprocessed orders) and take action to complete.

• Advise ROM and Execution team of shipments with no transporter allocated, ensure these shipments are resolved.

• Execute the required changes to the plan; ensure change requests are on mail from warehouse operations.

• Obtain sign off from warehouse operations and publish the IP plan.

• Manage the tender accept process with the relevant carriers.

• Provide feedback to transporters and senior planner regarding customer delivery requirements, i.e. emergency orders

• Communicate estimated and / or late deliveries timeously to customers

• Compile report on orders processed (daily)

• Check orders delivered with no feedback and follow up with transporters

• Address queries related to planning errors

• Resolve queries related to Master Data.

• Schedule any orders identified by the unassigned report that have failed on integration

• Schedule and review orders in Freight Builder and finalise orphan orders and exceptions

• Notification received from systems administrator on failed orders or orders that were voided and re-plan order.

• Update vehicle swops on TMS on the day it occurs – On site reps will advise planner of vehicle swop.

Capacity Utilization

• Raise problem orders with execution agents and system administrator for resolution if trucks are delayed. (daily)

• Complete daily dashboard and isolate un-economical shipments for review.

• Provide full list of planning functions as per your relevant area of responsibility, this item to be used to determine capacity per planner at the end of each quarter.

• Manage and report any additional requests received over and above the normal items, these requests to be reviewed and obtain sign off from Operations manager.

• Analyse shipments

Transport Optimizing and Cost Management

• Ensure zero outstanding loads on web pages

• Complete and submit rate request forms to commercial and system administrator for rate to be loaded, and ensure that the system and rate form match

• Ensure adherence to RFP selected carriers.

• Review shipment utilization before final submission of the plan, review all possibilities to combine or divert shipments via the most cost-effective delivery methods.

• Rate review to be completed on the previous day plan, identify possible anomalies.

• Ensure special project targets are achieved. (2nd trip planning, return trip planning etc.)

Qualifications & Experience

Matric

Tertiary qualification in Logistics / Supply Chain Management

Knowledge of transportation/ warehouse management systems

Business knowledge (understanding of SLA’s, KPI’s & SOP’s)

Understanding of the logistics industry

Familiarity with transportation regulations

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Computer literate, spreadsheet management (MS excel, word, access)

• Teamwork & collaboration

• Excellent written and verbal communication

• Resilience

• Time management

• Embrace uncertainty and change

• Interpersonal skills

• Attention to detail & accurate

• Problem solving

• Customer focus

• Analytical (ability to transform data into meaningful information)

• Accountable

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