Transport planner

Function

As a transport planner, you are responsible for efficiently and effectively organising and coordinating transports within a logistics company together with the 3 other colleagues, distribution centre or transport organisation. You ensure that goods arrive at customers or final destinations on time, cost-efficiently and according to the agreed quality standards.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Drafting and optimising daily trip and loading schedules for drivers and vehicles;
• Scheduling transport orders based on customer requirements, available resources and prescribed times;
• Monitor the progress of shipments and proactively respond to any disruptions or delays;
• Retrieving and processing transport orders in the planning system;
• Communicating with drivers, customers and colleagues about loading, unloading and arrival times;
• Administrative recording and handling of transport documents and reports;
• Monitor and optimise route efficiency and cost control;
• Identify and report bottlenecks and areas for improvement in the transport process.

Profile

As transport planner, you have the following Minimum MBO working and thinking level in the direction of logistics/transportation.

• Knowledge of transport processes, geographical knowledge is an advantage;
• Good organisational skills and stress-resistant;
• Accurate, communicative and problem-solving;
• Familiarity with planning systems and MS Office;
• Customer-oriented and flexible attitude both in Dutch, English and French. Written and spoken;
• You are willing to work in day shifts;
• Willingness to work alternating shifts if required.

Organisation

The company specialises in fast transport services, both national and international. Based in Ghent, our drivers are flexibly deployable throughout Belgium. We help companies with urgent deliveries and extra transport capacity, including specific vehicles.

Offer

The company provides the value package below:

-€7 meal vouchers/day;

-Company car;

-39-hour week +12 ADV days;

-Immediate permanent contract possible.