Transport Planner in the Netherlands

The ideal candidate possesses:

• relevant (transport and logistics) education at MBO 4 or HBO level;
• good command of the Dutch and English languages, both spoken and written;
• excellent geographical knowledge of the Benelux;
• relevant knowledge of health and safety regulations (including the Working Hours Act and the Driving and Rest Times Decree);
• extensive knowledge of MS Office and a great interest in digitalization;
• experience with TMS and WMS is a plus.

What you can expect from us

• A good salary ranging between €3400 and €3800 gross per month (excluding 8% holiday allowance) based on 40 hours
• The opportunity to develop and grow, of course we will support you in this, including possibilities for training and education.
• You receive 5 weeks of vacation and a social leave day to participate in something good and beautiful in your own way.
• We organize fun events and outings such as a football and padel tournament.

The main activities are:

• planning routes and drawing up loading schedules where employees and equipment are deployed as efficiently as possible;
• timely identification of bottlenecks and implementing optimizations in the planning;
• scheduling maintenance for the fleet;
• outsourcing work to charters;
• checking tachograph printouts in combination with manifests;
• responsible for an optimal distribution of driver hours;
• drawing up catch-up schedules around public holidays in consultation with Sales and our Backoffice;
• requesting crates and pallets for both internal use and co-packers and monitoring the crate balance at both customers and the laundry;
• contributing to future-proof planning, including focusing on the accessibility of city centers;
• acting quickly regarding ad hoc requests and operational challenges;
• coordinating between different locations for an optimal chain flow;
• managing the loading crew and driver

In this position, you will work in a two-shift system (morning shift: from 07:00 to 15:30 and afternoon shift: from 14:00 to 22:30).

In our transport department, we focus on transport within the Benelux. Every day we are busy with the planning and transport of various types of cheese for our customers.

As a Transport Planner, you work every day to achieve the best result in an environment that is constantly in motion.
In this challenging role, you rotate between different tasks, such as route planning, capacity planning, and driver monitoring.

As a Transport Planner, you are self-assured and keep a cool head. This enables you to maintain an overview and make the right decisions that ensure an optimal result.

Planning is looking ahead. Development in the transport sector regarding digitalization never stands still. As a planner, you look to the future and think together with the team about the technical possibilities that enable you to perform your work more efficiently. Where can it be improved? How can we innovate? These are questions you ask yourself daily.

The planning team consists of 3 people.