JUNIOR TRANSPORT PLANNER

SUMMARY:
Assess customer requirements and problems and present potential solutions making use of available technologies.

POSITION INFO:

Duties:

System Management

• Check for unplanned orders.

• Review queries received for shipments not created.

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

• Ensure all orders received are captured.

• Manage and enforce order cut off times.

• Manage planning process taking the required items into consideration:

• Supplier Allocation

Orders

• 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.

• Advice 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 plan.

• 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

• Schedule and review orders

• 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

Capacity Utilization

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

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

• Provide full list of planning functions as per your relevant area of responsibility

• Manage and report any additional requests received over and above the normal items

• Analyse shipments

Transport Optimizing and Cost Management

• Ensure zero outstanding loads

• 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

• 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

Qualifications & Experience

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

Familiar with transportation regulations

Other requirements

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

• Excellent written and verbal communication

• Time management

• Interpersonal skills

• Attention to detail & accurate

• Problem solving

• Customer focus

• Analytical (ability to transform data into meaningful information)

• Accountable

Only SA Citizens, preference to disabled candidates

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