Transport Planner

ZipRecruiter; Larne; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global manufacturing company is seeking a Transport Analyst for a 6-month contract in Larne, Northern Ireland. The role involves optimizing transportation operations across multiple modes, contributing to efficiency and cost reduction in logistics while leveraging technology and analytics. This position offers a great opportunity for candidates with a strong background in transportation processes and supply chain management.

Qualifications

• 2 years relevant experience in international transportation.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, Teams, SharePoint).
• Motivated to gain expertise in international transportation processes.

Responsibilities

• Support and execute transportation operations for finished products.
• Identify areas for improvement in transport performance metrics.
• Collaborate with teams to achieve operational targets.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Analytical Skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor degree or third level education in Supply Chain or Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Salesforce

Job description

Job Description

Job title: Transport Analyst

Location: Larne, Northern Ireland – Onsite (37.5 Hrs)

Contract details: 6 months (inside IR35)

Our Client a Global manufacturing company are seeking a Transport Analyst for a contract position of 6 months in Larne - Northern Ireland.

The Opportunity

Are you an experienced Transport Analyst professional?

Role:

As an Transport Analyst, you will play a vital role in supporting the Trade Lane Management Team to drive Transportation operational efficiencies & processes for Prime Products moving from EAME facilities to Dealers or end customers internationally.

Integrated with orders management and planning processes, you will plan and execute international transportation shipments to reduce overall transit time and variability, in-transit inventory, and transportation cost.

You will be a member of the Outbound Prime Product Logistics Team.

Roles & Responsibilities:

As an Transport Analyst, you will be responsible to Support the Trade Lane Manager to plan and execute transportation operations for finished products from production centres in EAME to Dealers in region and overseas. Support and initiate continuous improvement ideas or larger transformational initiatives.

You will review and identify areas for improvement through review of Velocity on our Transportation Lanes and identify areas for improvement through performance management of our carriers.

You will support the operational performance metrics (velocity, cost, data quality) and work across teams to achieve the targets. Leverage systems, business intelligence dashboard and relationships to identify improvement opportunities.

Required Qualifications:

• Transport Analyst will have Bachelor degree or third level education in Supply chain, business administration (Master is a plus) or equivalent experience in Supply chain, business administration.
• Prior experience in International transportation in Ocean (Container/RORO), Road (Truck) and Air, 2 years relevant experience.
• Appetite to understand the flow of data between our Transportation Management Systems and ability to work in an evolving & dynamic environment.
• Motivated to gain expertise in international transportation processes.
• Strong Skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, Teams, Share point, One Drive, Outlook)
• Good to Have (PowerPoint, Word), Working Knowledge of Visio, Power Bi, Power Automate, Salesforce V look ups, pivot tables, weighted average, calculations.

If you are interested in this opportunity, apply now and a member of our Recruitment team will be in touch soon!