Transport Planner

Transport Planner

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This position reports to

Trade & Transportation Manager

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will coordinate utilization of equipment and ensure a high level of service and cost effective movement of goods for the customer. The environment is fast paced with constantly changing demands and requires on-going attention to customer requirements, balancing of transport requests with available transport options, and real time communication of service issues with shippers and receivers. The position requires making decisions which impact cost and service on a constant basis with minimal review and requires a broad range of knowledge of preferred lanes, rates, and equipment availability. The work model for the role is: #LI-Hybrid

You will be mainly accountable for:

1. Maintain communication with transport service providers to place transport orders, receive confirmation, monitor important milestones.
2. Plan and optimize multi-leg (e.g. ocean and airfreight) and multi-segment (e.g. stop-offs) shipments.
3. Calculate total transportation lead time and transport cost.
4. Understand different planning techniques including the functionality of transport management systems and load planning tools.
5. Local transport market knowledge including equipment, port and airport operations as well as relevant restrictions and regulations.
6. Carrier operating model knowledge.
7. Know how to work with freight forwarders and transport providers.
8. Ability to justify cost overruns when they occur.

You will join a high performing team, where you will be able to thrive.

Qualifications for the role

• You are skilled in transportation rules and regulations, working with advanced TMS platforms (Eyefreight).
• You have 2 years of experience in transport management or freight forwarding is a plus.
• Possess an enhanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Outlook.
• You are passionate about managing and prioritizing multiple time sensitive tasks in a dynamic environment.
• You have the ability to develop and maintain professional working relationships with customers as well as fleet provider personnel.
• Diploma or Degree in supply chain or logistics management.
• You are at ease communicating in Italian and English.

More about us

ABB Smart Power provides energy distribution solutions for data centers, industrial and manufacturing plants, critical infrastructure and commercial buildings. The Division’s technical teams work closely with industry partners, delivering advanced solutions that support rapid growth, energy transition, and sustainability objectives. The Division’s portfolio includes industrial circuit breakers, low-voltage systems, motor starting applications, and safety devices like switches and relays. Its Power Protection unit supports the world’s largest data center companies with advanced energy-efficient UPS solutions. The Division’s ABB Ability Energy Manager provides a scalable, easy-to-use platform that helps organizations save energy and reduce CO2 emissions. We value people from different backgrounds. Apply today for your next career step within ABB and visit www.abb.com to learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory

For further information, please, contact: Gaia Pinto, Talent Partner.