Transport Planner (Early Career)

Trimble; Gisborne; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Trimble is seeking a Transport Planner (Early Career) to support forestry customers by coordinating harvesting contractors and logging trucks. You will monitor movements, provide route plans, and help ensure timely deliveries.

Location in Gisborne, New Zealand, with in-office shifts between early morning hours. A tertiary qualification in Forestry, Logistics, or Business is helpful but not essential, and learning new software will be part of the role.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and relationship-building with suppliers, customers, and contractors.
• Strong ability to multi-task and adapt to changing conditions.
• Proven problem-solving skills with a practical, can-do approach.
• Willingness to learn new software and systems after training.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate harvesting contractors and logging trucks to optimise daily load uplifts and fleet use.
• Execute and monitor wood flow plans using logistics software to deliver outcomes for clients.
• Resolve bottlenecks on the ground by negotiating with suppliers and customers in real time.
• Track and report production, inventory, and delivery targets to maintain supply chain transparency.

Skills

Communication

Multitasking

Problem-solving

Software training

Flexible

Education

Diploma or Bachelor’s in Forestry/Logistics/Business

Job description

Drive Innovation in Wood Flow Logistics: Transport Planner (Early Career)

Do you consider yourself to be a natural problem solver, good at multitasking, and someone who enjoys variety in your day? If so, we want to hear from you!

About Us:

Trimble is a global technology company that connects the physical and digital worlds, transforming the ways work gets done. With relentless innovation in precise positioning, modeling and data analytics, Trimble enables essential industries including construction, geospatial and transportation. Whether it's helping customers build and maintain infrastructure, design and construct buildings, optimize global supply chains or map the world, Trimble is at the forefront, driving productivity and progress.

Trimble’s Forestry Division offers SaaS and enterprise software to improve the productivity and sustainability of the world’s most recognized integrated forest product companies, forest managers, conservation organizations, government departments, finished product manufacturers, and the partners that connect the global forest supply chain.

What Makes This Role Great:

Working in the Transport Planning team, you’ll work with Trimble’s specialist logistics software, which allows us to support our Forestry customers with managing their log haulage, moving it from point A to point B via the onboard Android app. As the Transport Planner, you’ll provide the back office support via real-time application updates where you’ll track the drivers' movements, provide destination and route plans, and closely monitor the movement of each of the trucks.

Key Exciting Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and schedule harvesting contractors and logging trucks dynamically to optimise daily load uplifts and fleet utilisation.
• Execute and monitor complex wood flow plans using specialised logistics software to guarantee successful commercial outcomes for clients.
• Solve immediate operational bottlenecks on the ground, negotiating directly with suppliers and customers in the field when issues arise.
• Track, analyse, and report on critical production, inventory, and delivery targets to maintain supply chain transparency.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• 0 to 2 years of professional experience; if you’ve worked in retail, hospitality, or a call centre while studying, this could be a great fit for you.
• Great communication skills with the ability to build effective relationships and negotiate with suppliers, customers, and contractors.
• Strong multi-tasker with good problem-solving skills.
• Ability to learn new software following a period of training.
• Flexible approach to working in a changing environment.

Bonus Points For:

• Tertiary level qualification such as a Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Forestry, Logistics, or Business is helpful but not essential.

Location: Gisborne, New Zealand - In Office Work Pattern: 8-hour shifts between the hours of 5 am and 5 pm Mon-Fri

Only applicants who are legally entitled to work in New Zealand will be considered.

Why You'll Love Working With Us

At Trimble, we're not just a company that "does good"—we are a team dedicated to making a tangible, positive Real-World Impact. We build innovative solutions designed to solve the world's most critical challenges. From construction sites to transportation hubs, our work tangibly improves how people live, build, move, and grow. You'll work on projects that truly matter: Our purpose-driven culture means you'll be helping to build and deliver solutions that make work faster, safer, and more sustainable for millions of people worldwide. Our impact is tangible, from connected machines that save fuel to data-driven insights that reduce waste.

Collaborate with like-minded people: Our strong internal culture is a "hidden gem". You will work with a collaborative, supportive team that shares your purpose and fosters a genuine sense of belonging. We're a company of "visionary pragmatists" who think boldly and build things that work.

Be an owner: Trimble thrives on individuals who take initiative and embrace ownership. You'll find an entrepreneurial spirit where success is often "self-authored," empowering proactive "doers".

Join a Values-Driven Team: Belong, Grow, Innovate.

At Trimble, our core values of Belong, Grow, and Innovate aren't just words—they're the foundation of our culture. We foster an environment where you are seen, heard, and valued (Belong); where you have an opportunity to build a career and drive our collective growth (Grow); and where your innovative ideas shape the future (Innovate).

We believe in empowering local teams to create impactful strategies, ensuring our global vision resonates with every individual. Become part of a team where your contributions truly matter.

Join a Values-Driven Team: Belong, Grow, Innovate. At Trimble, our core values of Belong, Grow, and Innovate aren't just words—they're the foundation of our culture. We foster an environment where you are seen, heard, and valued (Belong); where you have an opportunity to build a career and drive our collective growth (Grow); and where your innovative ideas shape the future (Innovate). We believe in empowering local teams to create impactful strategies, ensuring our global vision resonates with every individual. Become part of a team where your contributions truly matter.

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Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety, and sustainability. From purpose built products to enterprise lifecycle solutions, Trimble software, hardware and services are transforming a broad range of industries such as agriculture, construction, geospatial and transportation and logistics. For more information about Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB), visit www.trimble.com.