Senior Transport Planner
Join and be part of this large, multi-site distribution network, delivering products to our stores.
Summary about this job
Production, Planning & Scheduling
Company: Coles
Location: Perth
Work type: Full Time
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Phone: +61-2-2236-2312
Fax: +61-3-4337-7290
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Detail information about job Senior Transport Planner. Terms and conditions vacancy
The role
We currently have a position for a Senior Transport Planner to join the team at our Kewdale distribution centre (DC). Reporting to the State Transport Manager you will be responsible for developing and managing the daily transport planning process.
To be successful, you’ll have:
- strong understanding of transport industry principles, logistics and network operations
- experience with transport routing and optimisation in a dynamic and complex supply chain
- experience with transport planning and execution systems
- ability to work cross functionally across DC functions
- strong analytical, financial and business acumen with ability to deliver business outcomes
- tertiary qualified, preferably in a logistics, engineering or quantitative discipline
- intermediate to advanced MS Excel skills
- ability to critically assess situations, solve problems, work effectively under stress and within deadlines
Your key responsibilities will be to:
- develop and manage the daily transport planning process that the operational DC and transport team will execute
- work with key 3PL partners to accept/ take ownership of, and execute the transport schedules handed over, and to identify and take advantages to improve on schedules generated
- conduct technical transportation analysis to form evidence base for continuous improvement of the transport scheduling/ optimisation and network to create opportunities to deliver transport efficiencies to achieve business outcomes of service and cost
- develop and maintain transport KPIs and reports for internal and external stakeholders
Culture
Coles is a fast-paced, constantly changing business that focuses your talents and challenges you to perform at your best.
As a team, we’re bold with ideas and operate with pace and passion, always looking for better ways to transform retail and delight customers.
Benefits
Not only will you receive a competitive salary, you’ll also have access to these great benefits:
- a 5% discount when shopping at Coles, Kmart, Officeworks and Target
- learn new skills and develop your existing capabilities - we provide excellent ongoing training and development
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave for primary care givers and 1 week of paid leave for secondary care givers
About us
Today, Coles is one of Australia’s iconic retailers, providing a range of fresh food, groceries, general merchandise, liquor and fuel to millions of customers every week.
We have a combination of over 2,400 retail outlets across Australia covering Coles supermarkets, Coles Express fuel and convenience sites, Spirit Hotels and liquor stores under Liquorland, Vintage Cellars and First Choice Liquor branding.
While some things have changed over the years, one thing remains the same – our customer first strategy. We have over 112,000 fantastic team members across the country that are focused on making life easier for our customers and making a difference to the communities we serve every day.
Please Note
We prefer to deal with you directly and have not engaged an agency for this role, so if you’re interested, please apply.
At Coles, we aim to ensure our team represents the community we serve, embracing the richness of Australia's diverse population.