Assistant Transport Planner

key Responsibilities

• Assist in taking care of correct settlement of all transport orders wherein P&O Ferrymasters client’s wishes/demands are central.
• Assist in combining loads to optimize the load factor, taking in account of loading/unloading areas, wishes/demands of clients, specific load characteristics and combined loading regulations.
• Assist in calculating and recalculating of dimensions, capacity, floor space and size/weight ratio, in order to gain maximum efficiency within legal standards.
• Communicate with drivers/hauliers so that an optimal service and loading rate can be achieved.
• Make sure that all changes, delays, extra costs and/or calamities are communicated to the Customer Service Department, who will inform the customers.
• Confirm, or to take care of confirmation, of the above to the drivers/hauliers.
• Assist in deciding which loads can be handled by our own fleet and which loads will have to be chartered, so that an optimal balance will be created for our own fleet.
• Assist in reducing so-called “empty kilometres” by combining loads and searching for repositioning loads.
• Check data after loading and to compare this data with booking details and communicate anomalies to the Customer Service department.
  
  

• Have at least two years of specific work experience in a logistics sector, planning-related. 
• Are a real team player.
• Have very good knowledge of Dutch and English language.

Who are we?

We are P&O Ferrymasters, and we work with some of the largest companies in the world to make sure that their goods get to where they need to on time and efficiently. 
We have locations across Europe and the Northern Mediterranean and our routes cover road, rail, and sea. We operate from over 20 locations in 13 countries and work with some of the best-known global household names. We are a part of DP World who are one of the largest global logistics companies in the world; at any one time 10% of all shipping containers in the world are being shipped by DP World. We are proud to lead the future of logistics to help enable global trade in the 21st century and beyond.

We offer

P&O Ferrymasters offer a competitive package in line with the seniority of the position. Salary will be dependent on experience of the successful candidate.

Other benefits include Company pension, P&O Ferries travel concessions, Employee Assistance Scheme and an employee wellbeing programme, along with opportunities for personal and professional training and development.

Time to act!

Do you have what we’re looking for? And does this sound like the perfect opportunity for you? We hope so – in which case, now’s the time to let us know! Please apply with your CV and covering letter as soon as possible to stephanie.boussy@pofm.com. We look forward to hearing from you!