International Transport and Planning Manager

Are youready to take the lead in shaping global transport and logistics strategies fora company committed to making a positive environmental impact?

The role

In this role you willcollaborate closely with International Transport and Planning Managers acrossEurope, Sales & Operations Team and asset management to drive the executionof transport and planning strategies. Your responsibilities include overseeinga dedicated and multicultural onsite team, ensuring task clarity, prioritizingexecution, coaching for optimal performance, and managing budgets whileadhering to SHEQ policies and legislation.

Regarding the transportexecution, you will focus on crafting and overseeing transport plans for astreamlined and efficient transportation process. You'll engage in dailyoperational reporting, collaborative planning with transport organizers, andeffective communication with transport procurement to address issues withtransporters.

Your expertise willextend to operational network and international transport planning, aligningplans with cost and service level expectations. This involves managingcross-regional plans, coordinating central and local organizations, andconducting continuous performance analysis for improvement.

Beyond these coreresponsibilities, you'll play a vital role in coordinating supply chainprojects at the divisional level. This entails implementing operational plans,fostering collaboration between central and local organizations, lead thedevelopment of our IT landscape to ensure the translation from Tactical toOperational Planning and providing management information to the InternationalOperations Manager.

Do you want to be our collaborative force in coordinating supply chainprojects between central and local organizations?

Continuous evaluationof forecast quality and master data to optimize planning efficiency will be akey aspect of your role. You'll conduct forecast reviews, actual evaluations,and contribute insights to budget and forecast updates, ensuring efficientplanning that aligns with customer needs, KPI’s and optimizes costs.

In our fast-pacedenvironment, you'll also be hands-on, ready to step in when needed, whetherit's assisting with daily operations or checking forecast data to support yourteam.

This is a key positionin our organization where you need to manage various stakeholder and lots of real-time-datafrom different departments. Therefore, you have a proven track record instakeholder management. Furthermore, you know how to manage and analyze lots ofdata and can interpret the data to align transport and logistics initiativeswith organizational objectives. Moreover, you have excellent communicationskills, a good understanding of transport and logistics, and a strategicmindset.

Further :

• You have at least a higher professional education (HBO / Bachelor) level of work and thinking preferably in Engineering or Business Management.
• You have a minimum of 3 years of working experience in a related environment ( international freight forwarding or supply or demand cross regional challenges).
• Proficient IT skills, specifically in Microsoft Excel and SAP, and able to work on projects with a high IT component.

You are willing to travel up to 15% of your time.

Our offer

This position at EuroPool System offers you a lot of freedom and room for your own input. In additionto these elements, we also offer you :

About us

Euro Pool Group (EPG) consistsof two divisions : Euro Pool System (EPS) and La Palette Rouge (LPR), each withtheir own expertise in the field of pooling packaging solutions. Together, weare the largest logistics service provider of reusable standard packaging inEurope.

By sharing thebenefits of our reusable packaging solutions with our customers andstakeholders, we contribute to the transition towards a circular economy. Ouressential role in the fresh fruit and vegetable supply chain makes it afamiliar sight in supermarkets and various retail outlets in Europe. With astrong focus on sustainability and IT developments, Euro Pool Group's circularsupply chain solutions play a pivotal role in reducing environmental impact andcreating a greener future for the industry.

With approximately 1400employees and 193 service centers in 18 countries, we serve customers in 27countries with supply chain solutions, handling c. billion crate movementsper year. Our annual net turnover in Europe is approximately €500 million.