Planner_ Plumbago Multi-User at DHL Supply Chain

• We are offering an exciting opportunity for the position of Planner (Fixed Term). In this position you will play a crucial role to support our vision of becoming a Great place to work for all.

Role Outline

• This role will be pivotal in supporting the velocity at which the business is conducted, using transport planning to create optimal transport routes/plans for our business.  Determine the most cost-effective way to meet service commitments whilst leveraging saving opportunities through consolidation of vehicle routing and scheduling. 

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse orders on origin and destination locations
• Lower transport and routing costs - thereby reducing delivery costs
• Consolidate orders into loads, determine the best way to move those loads
• Produce daily or multi period transport route plans for tactical planning
• Manage customer data base by building the best routes for our dedicated and sub contractor fleet
• Accommodate various elements - delivery windows, delivery appointments, loading and unload time, drops per vehicle etc
• Ensure driver briefing and de-briefing is completed correctly and regularly
• Health and safety management and compliance
• Increase asset utilization
• Increase customer services level
• Assign orders and customers to routes
• Re-arrange route sequence
• Pool equipment and driver resources according to established business rules.
• Effectively automate routing process
• Keep up to date databases of customers, products and routes
• Manage , plan and utilize all internal resources to ensure maximum productivity
• Measure attendance and performance in accordance with site procedures and policies.
• To ensure compliance with all legislative and site policies and to ensure all relevant site processes and procedures are adhered to, which would include Health and Safety requisite
• Reduce operating costs through Improved fleet utilization, reduce waiting time, reduce distance travelled, etc
• Maximize routing solutions: balance service levels and delivery costs
• KPI Management
• Process Improvement  
• Driver Management  
• Review and analyse results
• Fixed dynamic routing: Manage costs per route, customer, order sequence, lowest cost, shortest route, shortest distance.

Requirements

• Matric                                                                                                                                                                     
• Tertiary qualification (Logistics / business)- desirerable
• 2-year experience in a similar role and environment