Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Responsibilities

Managing the processes to deliver the transportation management agenda covering transport planning & delivery around: Domestic and International Transportation Planning and Execution
Develop and execute domestic and international logistics transportation plans.
Transfer shipment details to other systems, such as ERP and WMS, and manage transportation requirements and timelines.
Ensure effective communication with relevant departments to address issues such as unloading schedules, prioritization, and delays at customer locations.
Address and manage exceptions, including 24-hour delivery requests, SPOT orders, and dedicated truck slot bookings.
Warehouse Slot and Capacity Management Plan capacity requirements, providing accurate and timely information to support warehouse operations.
Issue Resolution and Claims Management Collaborate with the Customer Service and Warehouse teams to discuss mitigation strategies and align on customer ans carrier communications.
Inform the warehouse and customer service of refusals and cost-adjusted returns, ensuring proper coordination on corrective actions.
Transportation Optimization and Efficiency Analyze feedback from carriers on transportation acceptance, perform optimization for various logistics needs (FTL, LTL, RT, dedicated trucks), and manage daily feedback on delays and risks to implement timely solutions.
Performance Management - Transportation Report service level issue in terms of rejections
Prepare and communicate aggregated report to BU and carriers/SPOC.
Evaluate transportation KPI s.
Evaluate results and make reconciliation with carriers; Assess transportation companies performance (truck availability performance, timely supply to the plant)
Utilise automation to enable root cause analytics through escalation and response to expedite ability of operational teams to drive to problem resolution
Domestic & International Carrier Management Process and audit carrier invoices and documents
Maintain carrier selection rules and rates, and monitor service compliance
Manage / influence transportation fleet and 3rd party carrier performance
Work with procurement to hold transportation bids and select carriers
Transport capacity forecast report & communication to carriers

Desired Candidate Profile

University degree

Mandatory min 0-2 years experience in similar position (preferably FMCG)

Knowledge of European rules and regulations for drivers and vehicles preferrable

Awareness of Lean principles nice to have

Abilities: Fluent oral and written communication skills in English and (German is a Plus)

Advanced knowledge of marcro creation

Proven track of enhancements/process improvements

Experience in reporting tools like Power BI as well as advanced Excel skills

High ownership

Problem solving skills

Experience in transportation management system and SAP usage nice to have

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