Transport Planner

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Kerkrade, The Netherlands

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Rick Jans-Beken

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Develop yourself as you help our business grow

Working at an ambitious company in a dynamic industry

For our clients, transport must continue. As a Transport Planner, you ensure that transport orders are planned and executed optimally on a daily basis. You maintain continuous oversight of available capacity, client agreements, routes, lead times, and legal requirements. In doing so, you ensure that the planning is not only feasible, but also organized as efficiently as possible.

In this role, you are responsible for planning and coordinating transport assignments for customers. You align available transport resources with transport demand, taking into account customer requirements, cargo safety, driving and rest times, and applicable road transport regulations. You monitor the progress of the planning, identify bottlenecks, and take timely action to ensure that agreements are met.

You maintain daily contact with customers and various internal departments to exchange information and monitor the progress of transports. When circumstances change, you are quick to adapt and find appropriate solutions. In doing so, you never lose sight of the balance between service, quality, and costs. You are also responsible for scheduling maintenance of transport equipment in a timely manner to ensure the availability of the fleet.

Beyond daily operations, you continuously look for opportunities to improve processes. You identify developments within the transport sector, monitor changes in relevant regulations, and actively contribute ideas for improvements that enhance operational efficiency, increase customer satisfaction, and reduce operational costs. With your insight and organizational skills, you make an important contribution to reliable and professional transport services.

We have your job! Do you have the skills?

You have an MBO+ or HBO level of education and thinking;
You have knowledge of logistics processes, transport and supply chain management;
You are familiar with legislation and regulations in road transport, including driving and rest times;
You are able to plan transport assignments efficiently and maintain continuous oversight of capacity, costs and customer agreements;
You communicate easily with customers, drivers and colleagues and respond quickly when situations change;
You are analytically strong, work accurately and actively contribute ideas for improvements within the transport operation.

We offer

A salary between €3,166.17 and €4,166.38;
Interesting benefits including a number of tax-attractive arrangements, for example for the purchase of a bicycle, fitness and/or sports and recreation subscription, computer/laptop, fresh meals and a mobile phone;
An annual personal training budget of at least €1,000;
A varied job within a dynamic work environment with extensive career development opportunities and plenty of chances to further develop yourself;
Contributing to digitalization, data-driven solutions and sustainable logistics;
An entrepreneurial organization with short lines of communication where your initiatives and ideas are given space.

Join our team and experience the versatility and opportunities that working at Vos Logistics has to offer. Interested? Contact Rick Jans-Beken. Prefer to apply right away? Click the ‘apply button’. An assessment may be part of the application procedure.

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"All departments fit together like pieces of a puzzle. Working together, we strive towards the same objective: to enhance our service even further. Day after day."

Meer over deze locatie

Vos Logistics is a specialist in transport and customer-specific logistics services. Making things simple, efficient and manageable is what we stand for! With a network of 35 own locations, we are active throughout Europe. With 2,400 employees, the company operates a modern fleet of 1,000 vehicles, 3,700 loading units and 275,000 m2 of storage capacity.