Freight Forwarding Planner
7 days ago
Our client in the Logistics Industry is seeking a Transport Planner to join their team
Location: Port Elizabeth/Gqeberha
Job type: On Site
Duties and Responsibilities
- Proactively keep customers informed about planned work and work in progress
- Keep customer informed on ability to take on work and actively chase for work to fill up capacity
- Overview must be shared with Operations Manager and Fleet Controllers to make decisions on what can be taken on
- Maintain a max of 40% import & 60% export work
- Weekly virtual meeting with customer on volumes forecast and service
- Confirming references, stock, turn ins
- TBA to be corrected with proper empty depot before work is executed
- Ensure instructions are closed within turnaround time of completing shipment
- Conducting research to identify potential customers & educate them on company's offerings
- Instructions are added or updated immediately when information becomes available
- Follow-up on POD uploads with Fleet Controller
- POD verification is up to date before the end of your shift
- Managing customer accounts, providing ongoing assistance, and identifying opportunities for upselling or cross-selling
- Preparing weekly & monthly reports
- Preparing reports for management
- Achieve weekly & monthly budgeted target of container moves and revenue
- Ensure cost and selling are correct before verifying PODs
- POD verification is up to date before the end of your shift
- Instructions contain correct and clear information on what is required and what limitations are to execute (for example, operating hours, rates, required documents, etc
- Ensure instruction is correct before sending to finance
Minimum Requirements
- Matric
- Post matric qualification
- Fleet management
- Industry understanding (also building relationships)
- System understanding
- Computer skills
- Must be prepared to work shift work which includes weekends
Skills Required
- Proactive communication
- Forward planning.
- Attention to detail
- Deadline driven.
- Short response time in replies (less than 20min)
Should you wish to be considered for this opportunity, please apply directly to the advertisement. Should you not hear back from us within 2 weeks of application, kindly consider your application as unsuccessful
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