Traffic Route Planner

Job description / Role

Traffic Route Planner (Eastern Region) - 6 Vacancies

Exel Saudi Arabia is currently looking to recruit a Traffic Route Planner to manage the order information received from Saudi Aramco using the MTS load scheduling system to plan a cost effective and deliverable solution on a daily basis.
Successful scheduling of the transport fleet within service criteria and budget constraints, ensuring all documentation is processed and completed on time and accurately whilst providing excellent customer service support.

General Accountabilities
•Provision of excellent customer service
•Co-ordination of shipments of goods and optimizing load schedules
•To achieve on time delivery from supplier to final delivery, using MDC’s, MSC’s, or by direct delivery
•Work in collaboration with other DHL sites to maximize efficiencies and best practice
•Ensure compliance with standard operating procedure, local customs and local government body and hazardous goods requirements
•To support the Control tower supervisors, and Control tower manager in their roles
•To monitor, analyze, and evaluate the system and it’s operational performance, recommending future improvements
•Control and delivery of normal/urgent shipments
•To plan code 3’s within the normal day to day routings where possible, but maintaining the required transit time
•Assist in the development of KPI (key performance indicator) information for ongoing monitoring of the IKLP solution
•Investigate routings for new customers/destinations
•Complying with local legislative requirements & company policies and procedures

Local Accountabilities:
•Ensure best use of backhaul facilities where possible
•Manage use of resources for successful delivery of daily transport plan
•Manage communications with customer service team to ensure timely response to customer
•Preparation of Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) for Planning Solution
•Ensure all orders planned are scheduled centrally using planning solution system
•Optimize operational efficiency through model scenarios and industry best practice

Requirements

Skills:

•2 years experience in a transport environment
•Computer literate with minimum 1 year experience of computerized planning and scheduling systems
•Communication skills in English - verbal & written
•Excellent organizational skills
•Good analytical and numerical skills
•Knowledge of local transportation regulations
•Ability to manage stressful situations and make quick decisions
•Highly adaptable and responsive to customer requirements
•Understanding of principals of Budget and Financial Controls
•Knowledge of geographical area

About the Company

Exel – Saudi Arabia, today is part of Deutsche Post DHL family and represents DHL Supply Chain division in Saudi Arabia division

In History: Our presence in Saudi Arabia starts with formal joint ventures with Olayan Group of companies established in early stage of 2002. The joint venture supports the operations of Olayan companies in Saudi Arabia also offers a broad range of contracted logistics services to other companies such Saudi Aramco in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In addition to traditional warehousing and distribution, the company specializes in international supply chain management, value-added and pre-retailing, e-commerce, bonded warehousing and information management services.

The company offered services include: - Collection of goods from overseas suppliers - Arrange transfer of goods from overseas supplier to port of origin - Using DHL Exel’s global purchasing power, arrange inbound sea and / or air freight - At Jeddah, Riyadh Dry Port, Dammam and Dammam Bonded Zone - Transport of ambient, chilled and frozen products from ports of entry - In excess of 150,000 pallet positions across KSA - Sites in Riyadh, Al Khobar, Dammam Bonded Zone, Jeddah and Abha - Ambient, chilled and frozen storage - DHL Exel provides a scheduled and non-scheduled service to our clients enabling them to transfer goods between sites when they need to reposition inventory (typically, as goods enter a KSA port, clients often need to reposition part of the consignment to other regions) - Assemble goods at our Distribution Centers to meet customer orders - Delivery of orders from DHL Exel Distribution Centers to retail outlets - In excess of mix fleet profile of more than 300 vehicles cover nationwide - More than 1000 logistics personnel cover daily operations activity in 20 locations around kingdom - Mix size of 3, 5, 7, 10 and 20 tone vehicles - A Mix of temperature controlled and ambient vehicles - Scheduled and non scheduled service from UAE to KSA - DHL Exel has invested heavily in new IT Solution. The company is currently running the Exceed/Infor Warehouse Management System across its sites