Transport Planner - German Language

CPS Recruitment Limited; Leicester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ambitious career plans

Personalized development plan

Regular promotions for achievers

Join a growing organization

Job summary

CPS in Leicester seeks a Customer Service / Planner to enhance vehicle flow and improve KPI adherence. The ideal candidate must speak German, possess strong customer service skills, and be IT literate. This role offers ambitious career plans and a personalized development plan, emphasizing proactive engagement and results.

The company aims to revolutionize the Transport industry, aiming for service excellence and continuous sustainable improvement.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills with various levels of staff.
• Ability to manage carrier availability and maintain reference data.
• Proven ability to focus on cost-based KPIs and performance.

Responsibilities

• Improve vehicle flow throughout the network.
• Forecast transport requirements and source vehicles.
• Manage daily performance reviews and system improvements.

Skills

Customer-service focused

Quick-witted

Confident

Pro-active and driven

IT literate

Excellent communication skills

Results and performance focused

Education

A-level student

Job description

Transport, network, logistics, supply chain, planning, customer service A- level student considered.

Our client needs passionate, forward thinking people to join them on their mission to be the most technically advanced logistics organisation in Europe. Their vision is to radically reduce transport cost, provide service excellence and a platform for sustainable continuous improvement.

Role Overview

As a Customer Service / Planner they can offer you?

• Ambitious career plans
• A personalised development plan focused on your success
• Regular promotion for those who deliver their objectives consistently
• The opportunity to join a business experiencing year on year growth

Why? Because they want to change the Transport industry. In order to do that, they've got to be the first choice for any Logistics professional to work with.

Responsibilities

• Must be able to speak German
• Improving Vehicle flow throughout their Network
• Working closely with the development team on the implementation of IS systems
• Driving system improvement
• Focus on Carrier Network adherence and improvement
• Accountability and Ownership of cost based KPIs
• Daily performance reviews
• Forecasting transport requirements and sourcing vehicles
• Carrier availability management
• Maintaining Reference Data

Qualifications

• Quick-witted
• Confident
• Customer-service focused
• Pro‑active and driven
• Results and performance focused
• Excellent at communicating with lots of different levels and types of people
• IT literate - our systems are the heart of our business!
• Language skills would be beneficial