Transport Planner at Diageo Plc

About The Job
Purpose of Role:

• This role is to support the management of transport operations in the market providing a service of performing operations, partnering with transport providers and contributing to each market in the region.
• The outcomes of this role are measured in:  Cost Efficiency, Service and Collaborative and value crafting relationships. 

Top 3-5 Accountabilities:

• Develop and publish Daily inbound and outbound transport plans using the TMS.
• Help manage transport spend to be within budget and delivering operational savings.
• Bringing in innovative thinking into our transport operations to deliver on cost and service in a safe manner.
• Provide expert transport knowledge understanding market dynamics to ensure credibility of logistics
• Plan and manage transport operations at KBL to ensure operation efficiencies (TAT, Truck utilisation, route optimisation) and customer service (CFR, OTIFNE and returns).
• Develop and implement safety, CARM, SFIPP and all Diageo controls plus government regulations in the transport operations of the market.
• Network modelling to help reduce cost and drive efficiency within the operation.
• Understanding of the Transportation management system (TMS) and how it operates. Using this system to optimise our transport operation to drive cost and efficiency.

Qualifications and Experience Required:

• Proven experience working in transport role with road freight in a manufacturing company working across multiple sites in different countries
• Knowledge and experience of sea freight.
• Demonstrable ability to engage and align stakeholders behind plans and win support for implementing change with transport suppliers
• BSc or MSc in a supply chain related subject
• Demonstrable knowledge of end to end supply chain and customer collaboration
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written combined with the ability to engage effectively at all levels in the organisation
• An understanding of how leading technology can enable effective logistics operations
• Knowledge of TMS, GPS tracking and e-POD systems and experience of implementation of the same
• Numerate and ability to apply KPI’s to drive performance management at all levels with transport suppliers

Worker Type :

• Regular

Primary Location:

• Achimota Brewery