Sub-contractor - Night Planner

Vivantify Technology Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Opportunities for professional growth

Collaborative and inclusive work env.

Challenging projects with leading clie

Job summary

Vivantify Technology Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.

in Hyderabad seeks a Night Planner to manage UK transportation planning and execution during the night shift, handling TMS-based planning, load optimization, carrier tendering, and shipment execution with UK stakeholders and 3PL partners. You will create and review transportation plans in TMS, re-optimize as needed, manage load tenders, monitor carrier responses, resolve planning issues, and ensure accurate handovers and compliant processes during

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in transportation planning, logistics operations, or supply chain execution.
• Working knowledge of a Transportation Management System (TMS).
• Understanding of load planning, transport optimization, shipment planning, carrier tendering, and capacity management.

Responsibilities

• Create, review, and optimize transportation plans in TMS.
• Perform re-optimization and manual planning based on operational and customer requirements.
• Create and release load tenders and coordinate with carriers and 3PL partners.
• Monitor tender responses and secure transportation capacity.
• Review system reports and resolve unassigned loads, planning failures, and data exceptions.
• Finalize shipment plans and complete load confirmation and other execution activities.
• Monitor critical transportation movements and address operational issues.
• Maintain accurate shift-handover records covering open activities, risks, dependencies, actions, and owners.

Skills

Transportation planning

Logistics operations

TMS

Load planning

Carrier tendering

Capacity management

English communication

Independent work

Problem-solving

Night shift

Tools

SAP TM/TMS

Blue Yonder

Microsoft Excel

TMS systems

FCM_MS_Support

Job description

About The Role

We are seeking a

Location: Hyderabad

Experience: 5–7 Years

Employment Type: Sub-contractor

Openings: 1

Shift: Night Shift, 7:00 PM–4:00 AM IST

Work Mode: Work from LTM office only

About The Role

We are seeking a Night Planner to manage day-to-day UK transportation planning and execution activities during the night shift. The role focuses on TMS-based transportation planning, load optimization, carrier tendering, and shipment execution. The candidate will work independently with UK stakeholders, carriers, and 3PL partners in a time-sensitive operational environment.

Job Description

The role involves creating, reviewing, and optimizing transportation plans in a Transportation Management System (TMS), including managing unassigned freight and loads. The planner will perform manual planning and re-optimization based on operational changes, customer priorities, site requirements, and available transport capacity.

The position also includes managing load tenders, monitoring carrier responses, resolving planning failures and data exceptions, and completing shipment execution activities. Accurate shift handovers, documentation, process compliance, and communication with UK stakeholders are important parts of the role.

Key Responsibilities

• Create, review, and optimize transportation plans in TMS.
• Perform re-optimization and manual planning based on operational and customer requirements.
• Create and release load tenders and coordinate with carriers and 3PL partners.
• Monitor tender responses and secure transportation capacity.
• Review system reports and resolve unassigned loads, planning failures, and data exceptions.
• Finalize shipment plans and complete load confirmation and other execution activities.
• Monitor critical transportation movements and address operational issues.
• Maintain accurate shift-handover records covering open activities, risks, dependencies, actions, and owners.

Required Skills

• Hands-on experience in transportation planning, logistics operations, or supply chain execution.
• Working knowledge of a Transportation Management System (TMS).
• Understanding of load planning, transport optimization, shipment planning, carrier tendering, and capacity management.
• Strong spoken and written English communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance after training and knowledge transfer.
• Strong problem-solving, prioritization, and decision-making skills.
• Willingness to work permanently on the specified night/early-morning shift from the vendor workspace.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, email communication, and operational reporting.
• Strong focus on process compliance, documentation accuracy, handover quality, and ownership.

Preferred / Good To Have

• Experience with SAP TM/TMS.
• Experience with Blue Yonder.

Mandatory Skills

• FCM_MS_Support

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in transportation planning, logistics, or supply chain execution, with a strong understanding of TMS-based planning and shipment operations. The candidate should communicate effectively with UK stakeholders, carriers, and 3PL partners and be comfortable working independently during the night shift.

Benefits Package

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• A collaborative and inclusive work environment
• The opportunity to work on exciting and challenging projects with leading clients