Transport Planner

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

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1. Job Description

What is the primary purpose of this job? Describe the 5-6 main objectives of the job and the approximate % of time spent performing each objective.

• Under Deliver Process Deployment and Performance management frame work, core responsibility and objective of this job is as following
• Running daily shipment cost module within Oracle TMS, for keeping the freight cost and carrier shipments updated.
• Monitor and keep updated lane wise rate-cards in TMS system
• Manage, monitor and run exception cost management module in TMS, report exception cost analysis monthly..
• Run and publish daily/weekly/monthly transport MIS such as cost exception, shipment consolidations and carrier performance
• Master data management – transport equipment, rate-card and route data administration and management for assigned geography.
• Support in building Continuous improvement pipeline / opportunities.

2. Responsibilities

Transport planner

• Scheduling and Coordination: Plan and schedule transportation shipment activities, which includes reconciliation with SAP, exception management for cost addition and deletion.
• Coordination with carriers, for auto freight cost report, carrier acceptance and validation. Work closely with carriers to coordinate shipments deviation, ePOD uploads and completions and SLA adherence.
• Performance Monitoring: Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to transportation operations, such as on-time delivery performance, transportation costs, and carrier performance metrics. Identify trends and areas for improvement to enhance overall transportation efficiency and effectiveness.
• Utilize the data available within the TMS to conduct analysis and generate insights that inform transportation planning and decision-making. Leverage data analytics tools to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities for optimization within transportation operations.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Deliver successful improvement projects to generate ANT as per target
• All transportation MIS is being published through centralized dashboard – service, cost, quality, productivity and ontime performance.
• Ontime performance management of carriers
• Sourcing cycle adherence
• Automated freight invoicing for carriers
• Capacity utilization

3. Examples

1. Carrier automated freight management is a challenge which will need much effort on alignment and on boarding
2. Project dependency on potential, cost and value

4. Job Requirements

Essential educational qualifications, relevant experience and requested skills.

The successful applicant should meet the following requirements:

• Graduate engineer or science graduate with experience in area of warehouse, transport or customer operations supply chain and transportation flow design, degree in SCM or related field preferred.
• Having worked with TMS in a 3PL environment is preferred.
• Experience of 3 to 5 years
• Analytical & strong stakeholder management skills
• Working on ERP system such as SAP and TMS
• Experience in Digital applications

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

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