Transport Planner Team Leader

Heineken; Kraków; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

HEINEKEN Kraków is seeking two Team Leaders to drive transportation planning and execution across OpCos in their cluster. You will lead a team of Planners, ensure SLA adherence, and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver reliable results.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field, 5+ years in Supply Chain, 2+ years of people leadership, strong English and cross‑functional communication, and solid knowledge of MS Office and transport systems like OTM.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, preferably in Management, Business, Logistics, or related field.
• 5+ years of work experience in Supply Chain.
• 2+ years of experience managing and leading a team.
• English language required; second language advantageous (Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian).
• Good understanding/experience with OTM.
• Understanding of transportation rules, regulations, standard processes and business policies.
• Ability to communicate to all levels, demonstrating expertise and professionalism.
• Ability to develop and manage client and carrier relationships.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; experienced in multinational environments.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage transportation planning and execution for all OpCos in their cluster, engaging stakeholders.
• Partner with external customers, OpCo transportation, customer service, and supply planning teams.
• Ensure SLAs are met and resolve OpCo-side issues.
• Manage Planners by reviewing and improving resources continuously.
• Collaborate with CI team to implement operational and system improvements.
• Evaluate cluster planning performance.
• Review shipments to ensure planning and on-time delivery.
• Oversee daily transportation planning activities: load consolidation, mode shifts, route optimization.
• Optimize transportation based on input from planners and CI/CPI team.

Skills

Team Leadership

Supply Chain

English Proficiency

Multinational Experience

Client & Carrier Relations

Communication Skills

Analytical Thinking

Transportation Rules

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Management/Business/Logistics or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

OTM

Job description

At HEINEKEN Kraków (HEINEKEN Global Shared Services) our success comes directly from our great people. We are a growing team of business experts in finance, accounting, data and technology ready to „WOW” the world with our expertise, passion and pride to be GREEN.We act on our values of Passion for consumers & customers, Courage to dream & pioneer, Care for people & planet, Enjoyment of Life, always focused on being ourselves: inclusive, diverse, and open for new challenges.

We are looking for two Team Leaders to join our growing team.

The Team Leader role has dual responsibility as business leader and people leader. As business leader ensures operational delivery according to functional standards and effective collaboration with internal and external clients and stakeholders. As people leader supervises team and its operational deliverables, supports employee’s development, builds engagement and fosters collaboration across streams.

Your responsibilities would include:

• being responsible to oversee and manage transportation Planning & Execution functions for all OpCos within their specific cluster, acting decisively and engage effectively with key stakeholders
• partnering effectively with external customers and OpCo transportation organization, customer service representatives and wider supply planning organization
• being responsible for adhering to SLAs, resolving any issues/challenges at the OpCo side
• managing team of Planners by reviewing and improving resources on a continuous basis
• liaisingwith Continuous Improvement team to support implementation of operational and system improvements
• evaluatingcluster operational planning performance
• reviewingand ensures shipments have been successfully planned and successfully delivered
• overseeingdaily execution of transportation planning activities including load consolidation, mode shift, and optimization of transportation routes
• seeking to optimize transportation and execution activities based on transportation planners’ inputs, together with CI/CPI team.

You are a good match if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, preferably in Management, Business, Logistics, or related field
• at least 5 years of workexperience in Supply Chain
• at least 2 years of experience managing and leading a team
• language skills: English (required), second language is advantageous (preferred: Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian)
• good understanding/experience with OTM
• understanding of transportation rules, regulations, standard processes and business policies
• skills to effectively communicate to all levels (including OpCos) demonstrating expertise, professionalism and confidence
• ability to develop and manage client and carrier relationships
• professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• proficiency with Microsoft Office
• experience working for a multinational organization and working with colleagues internationally.

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