Transport Planner

Location: 

Lodz, PL, 90-530

At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!

About the role:

A logistics specialist is responsible for the oversight of the life cycle of products, including preparation, shipping and receiving.  This is crucial to support the maintenance of logistics policies, administer and maintain inventory control program systems and coordinate with warehouses to promote accurate and timely processing of orders for customers.  Additionally, logistics specialists develop reports showing transportation efficiency on precise moves.

 

Key responsibilities:

  • Daily creation of delivery notes and shipments + communication and solving issues accordingly
  • Actively cooperate with all stakeholders on a daily basis.
  • The key stakeholders are: 
    • 3rd party customers,
    • Intercompany business,
    • Production plants.
  • Organizing transport of raw materials and finished goods (intercompany and customers) : in and outbound activities
  • Ensures efficient execution of transport planning by carriers. 
  • Ensures adequate adjustment of the planning in case of delays, rush orders and/or planning changes.
  • Solving issues at loading/ unloading point on a daily basis
  • Sundry Sales invoicing
  • Follow-up of transporters,  invoices and evaluation of transport partners
  • Analyze transport complaints and implement improvements in order to reduce the number of customer complaints. 
  • Extra cost mapping - weekly reported
  • Carriers issues monitoring - weekly reported
  • Ensures the registration of KPI's and takes the necessary actions to achieve targets.  
  • Monitors and follows up on system procedures
  • Oversee inventory procedures – exceptional activity
  • Managing route activities such as invoicing or shipment tracing
  • Supervising solid liquid invoicing and  maintaining Framework orders
  • KPI’s tracking

 

About you:

  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in Supply Chain roles (logistics, supply chain)
  • Education and experience Master's degree OR Bachelor's degree (logistics)
  • Fluent English
  • Knowledge of SAP, SalesForce (for complaints flow), MS Office environment, supply chain management solution tools (ex. TMS solutions, WMS solutions)  
  • Result and customer-oriented person
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills

 

 

We offer:

  • Employment on a regular basis in the sweetest company in the world.
  • Annual bonus based on your work results.
  • Lunch card to be used for groceries and restaurants.
  • Private medical care in Lux Med (basic package fully financed by BC).
  • Fit Profit sports card co-financed by BC.
  • PPE: we care about your future, and we save money for your retirement.
  • Cafeteria Program as a part of Social Fund.
  • Group life insurance.
  • Hybrid working model: min. 8 days in the office a month.
  • As part of our work-life balance culture, we can start work between 7 am and 10 am.
  • Free consultation with a lawyer once a quarter.
  • Chocolate! Yes, surprising but we have chocolate in the office, for Christmas, BC’s Birthday, and many other occasions during the year.
  • And if chocolate is still not enough, you can join one of our theme clubs, where together with other employees we develop our passions and interests.
  • Daily delivery of fresh fruits and veggies to the office.
  • You can purchase our sweet products with a special discount.
  • Relax zone in the office and plenty of options to choose from: PlayStation 5, football table, pool table, Ping-Pong, library, table games, and massage chairs.
  • Sport @work? Sure! We have treadmills and indoor exercise bikes with a laptop station.
  • We like to party as much as we like chocolate! We have integration budgets we can use for team events.
  • Forever Chocolate and Event Team: you can join them and have a real influence on social life in BC and CSR activities.

 

 

 

At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we’ve experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong. #oneBC - Diverse People, Sustainable Growth.

If you want to learn more about Barry Callebaut, please find further information here.

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