Transport Planner (Central Europe)

Tosca; Agrate Brianza; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fixed-term contract

Home-office up to 2 days per week

Development opportunities

Job summary

Tosca is seeking a Transport Planner for a fixed-term contract to coordinate and optimize end-to-end order processing and fulfillment across Europe. The role focuses on transport planning, communication with customers and partners, and continuous improvement of logistics operations.

The position offers a 9-12 month contract with opportunities to influence routing, costs, and service levels while working from multiple European sites, including Germany, Italy, and Spain.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in order processing, logistics, or transport planning.
• Experience working with customers and logistics service providers is desirable.
• Strong organizational and coordination skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate order processing and fulfillment, including transport planning.
• Maintain professional communication with customers, logistics partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Optimize transport routes and logistics to reduce costs and environmental impact.
• Support stock availability across the network.
• Maximize service levels and customer satisfaction.
• Contribute to department and individual performance targets.
• Work with a European team to improve logistics operations across Europe.
• Manage ocean freight imports (FCL and LCL) from booking to delivery.
• Prepare and review freight documentation and customs declarations.
• Coordinate cargo bookings with shipping lines and inland transportation.

Skills

Logistics planning

Order processing

Customer communication

Problem solving

German language

English language

Tools

Logistics systems

Planning software

Job description

At Tosca, we help the world’s leading retailers and suppliers eliminate waste, reduce costs, and improve efficiency with our reusable packaging solutions. Our people are at the heart of this mission, and we are now looking for a Transport Planner (Fixed-Term Contract) to strengthen our team in Europe.

Position Purpose

As our Transport Planner, you'll coordinate and optimize the end-to-end order processing and fulfillment process, including transport planning. The role ensures seamless communication among customers, logistics partners, and internal stakeholders, while striving to maximize service levels, reduce costs, and support the continuous improvement of logistics operations across EMEA.

This position is offered as a fixed-term contract (with a duration between 9-12 months).

For this role, we expect the new colleague to work from either our location in Bönen or Frechen (Germany), or Agrate Brianza (Italy) or Madrid (Spain). The chosen location will depend on what is most practical for the selected candidate.

Your Responsibilities

• Coordinate the entire order processing and fulfillment process, including transport planning.
• Maintain professional communication with customers, logistics partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Optimize transport routes and logistics flows to reduce freight costs and environmental impact.
• Support and coordinate stock availability across the network.
• Proactively work to maximize service levels and customer satisfaction.
• Contribute to the achievement of departmental and individual performance targets.
• Work as part of a dedicated European team focused on continuously improving and optimizing logistics operations across Europe.
• Manage ocean freight imports (FCL and LCL) from booking through delivery.
• Prepare, review, and process freight documentation, including bills of lading and related transport documents.
• Handle import customs formalities and prepare customs declarations where required.
• Coordinate cargo bookings with shipping lines and organize inland transportation by truck or rail.

Your Profile

• Relevant professional experience in order processing, logistics, or transport planning, preferably within a European or international environment.
• Experience working with customers and logistics service providers is highly desirable.
• Strong organizational and coordination skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Advanced-level German language skills and strong verbal and written English communication skills. Additional languages are considered an advantage.
• Proactive problem-solving skills and a customer-focused mindset.
• Ability to optimize transport operations to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
• Collaborative team player with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Experience working with logistics, order management, and planning systems.

What We Offer You

• A fixed-term contract with a competitive remuneration package aligned with your skills and experience.
• Local benefits depending on the final location of hire.
• Home-office possibilities of up to 2 days per week following the onboarding period.
• Continuous investment in your personal and professional development through training and coaching.
• An excellent opportunity to join a dynamic international organization and make an immediate impact within our European Logistics team while gaining exposure to complex supply chain and transport operations across multiple markets.
• A dynamic and fast-growing company that is part of a strong international group with a strong focus on sustainability.
• A supportive and collaborative team environment where your ideas and contributions truly matter.

Interested?

We cultivate a tight-knit team of smart people who care about their work and their colleagues. We believe this is a truly exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys a fast-paced environment and is eager to become an integral member of our team.

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We value diversity and equal opportunity. Applicants are welcomed based on their individual merits as we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, sex, disability, ethnic or racial origin, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. With both customers and employees around the world, we are committed to ensuring our team reflects the unique communities around us.

External recruitment services/agencies will not be used for this position.