REGIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN EXTERNAL FLOWS PROFESSIONAL - PLANNING TRANSPORT

OPmobility SE; Monterrey; On-site; MXN 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

OPmobility SE in Monterrey, Mexico, seeks a Transport Planning Specialist to coordinate international and domestic shipments. You will analyze transport needs, plan on-time deliveries, and collaborate with warehouses and carriers to optimize routes and schedules.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years in automotive logistics, strong TMS and Excel skills, and familiarity with cross-border regulations. Fluency in English is a plus for global coordination.

Qualifications

• Degree in supply chain, logistics, transportation or equivalent.
• 3–5 years in Automotive Control Towers or 4PL environments.
• Experience with cross-border shipments and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Analyze transport needs and plan shipments using data and scheduling constraints.
• Resolve inconsistencies between transport orders and plants/suppliers.
• Consolidate loads to improve efficiency and reduce empty runs.
• Coordinate shipments with warehouse, carriers and customers.
• Monitor delivery status and adjust plans for exceptions.

Skills

Logistics planning

Transport coordination

Stakeholder communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or logistics

Tools

MS Excel

Outlook

TMS

Job description

Company Description

Hungry for challenges? Join a group with innovation at its heart and contribute to the automotive revolution! OPmobility is a world leader in sustainable mobility and a technology partner to mobility players worldwide. Driven by innovation since its creation in 1946, the Group is today composed of complementary business groups that enable it to offer its customers a wide range of solutions: exterior and lighting systems, complex modules, energy storage systems and battery and hydrogen electrification solutions. OPmobility also offers its customers an activity dedicated to the development of software, OP’nSoft.

With economic revenue of 11.6 billion euros in 2024 and a global network of 150 plants and 40 R&D centers, OPmobility relies on its 38,900 employees to meet the challenges of sustainable mobility.

Contract

• Type of contract: Long Term
• Business Group: ONE OP

Responsibilities

• Daily analyzes transport needs based on transport orders and customer delivery windows, service levels and other planning parameters (inventory) and plans shipments on time accurately based on TMS data (Excel forbidden),
• Resolving the inconsistency of Transport Orders with plants, suppliers supporting the freight audit specialists
• Consolidate loads to improve efficiency and reduce empty runs,
• Plans and optimizes multi-leg, multi segments shipments,
• Coordinates shipment with warehouse, carriers and customer/ supplier shipping instructions,
• Monitors delivery status and proactively tracks potential disruptions,
• Adjust plans dynamically in case of exceptions and urgent shipments.
• Deliver real-time highest level of visibility to stakeholders. Proactively notifies all parties on delivery status or incidents and takes immediate actions to mitigate the consequences in cooperation with involved parties
• Keeps the TMS system up to date with all relevant information
• Controls hours of service, road weight and size restrictions, HAZMAT rules if applicable and plans orders accordingly to ensure on-time delivery

Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, logistics, transportation or equivalent professional experience welcomed
• Certification in logistics, freight forwarding (FIATA), HAZMAT/ DGR welcomed
• 3-5 years' experience in Automotive Control Towers (shipper and /or 4PL) with successful track record of hands-on physical transport operations

Key technical competencies

• International & Domestic (Road, Sea and Air) Inbound and Outbound Cargo Operational experience with following functionalities: transport order management, operational planning & booking, execution management
• Good understanding of MX, US/CA cross-border customs operations
• Mexico and US transport market knowledge: laws and regulations (such as Carta Porte etc) and security programs (C-TPAT & OEA,)
• Awareness of customs regulations and processes
• Deep understanding of different planning techniques including the functionality of TMS and load planning tools,
• Deep understanding of carriers operating model and knowledge how to work with transport service providers,
• Advanced desktop computer skills including MS Excel and Outlook