Transport planner

Company details

Function

Bring your transport talent to fruition! TML Ghent is looking for a driven transport planner aimed at expanding our groupage service to Spain & Portugal.

Some of your responsibilities include:

• Planning expertise: Setting up and accurately following up planning aimed at the Spanish and Portuguese markets.
• Logistics coordination: Coordinate planning with an eye on delivery deadlines, specific hours, product types and unloading capabilities to ensure flawless execution.
• Efficiency improvement: Proactively contribute to efficiency improvements in work processes, making our transport operations run smoother every day.
• Strategic planning: Optimally plan routes, aiming to minimise mileage and maximise efficiency.
• Team player in planning: Actively collaborate with other planning teams within the company to achieve seamless and efficient overall planning, identifying and exploiting synergies and optimisations.

Profile

The TML DNA. You are...

• Passionate: You tackle the challenges of daily planning with enthusiasm.
• Energetic: You bring a dynamic and positive atmosphere to the transport planning process.
• Integrity: Transparency is central to your interactions, whether with customers, drivers or colleagues.
• Hands-on: As a hands-on transport planner, you take initiative and actively look for solutions.

What we expect from you:

• Experienced professional: With at least 3 years' experience, you bring a solid base of know-how to the role.
• Multilingual communicator: Fluent communication in English enables you to communicate effectively with various stakeholders. Spanish & Portuguese are a plus.
• Knowledge Iberian Peninsula: Thorough expertise in the Iberia route network, essential for strategic route planning.
• Stress management expert: Stress-resistant and solution-oriented, you act purposefully even in challenging situations.
• Customer-oriented dynamo: Your customer focus is key, and you constantly strive to exceed customers' expectations.
• Dynamic and assertive team player: As a dynamic and assertive team player, you are flexible, positive-minded and easy to get along with colleagues, taking initiative proactively.

Offer

• Job security: as part of the TML family, we want to strengthen the bond with you over the long term. You will be given an open-ended contract.
• Salary package: receive a good salary that is supplemented with fringe benefits (meal vouchers, eco vouchers, group & hospitalisation insurance).
• Training: we see potential and look for opportunities so that you can develop 100%. We make sure you can enjoy four to five training sessions a year.
• Onboarding: connect with your team from the very first introductions. Your colleagues will be happy to show you around your team and organisation.
• Meet your team: You will join the team of our Ghent transport operations.
• TML family: besides work, experience other moments with your colleagues. For example, we regularly have lunch together or enjoy a snack and a drink together at afterwork.
• Diversity: within TML, you meet colleagues from different countries and cultures.