Title:  Transport Planner Outbound

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Immediate Superior: Andre Rossouw 
Job Grade: 9 
Location: Tygervalley Cape Town
Function: Supply Chain
Sub Function: Customer Services & Logistics 
Type of Contract: Permanent
Reference Number: 156837 
Closing Date: 15 May 2026

The Transportation Planner is responsible for the daily execution and optimization of transportation activities across assigned operational sites or carriers. This role ensures timely, cost-effective, and efficient delivery of goods by performing load planning, route optimization, carrier coordination, and issue resolution. The Transportation Planner works closely with internal supply chain stakeholders and external logistics partners to meet service and performance standards.

Key responsibilities:

Daily Planning & Execution:

• Perform transportation planning, including load consolidation, routing, and shipment scheduling to meet service and cost targets.
• Ensure all planned loads meet cut-off times and are routeable using transportation management systems.
• Conduct load tendering and manage carrier confirmations to secure transportation capacity.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Serve as the main point of contact for assigned sites or carriers, ensuring seamless coordination with carriers, OpCo teams, and external suppliers.
• Support time-critical or special transport requests, aligning efforts with customer service teams.

Process Improvement & Compliance

• Utilize basic Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) tools (e.g., Daily Control System, 5-Why) to improve operational performance.
• Evaluate existing planning and execution processes, proposing and implementing best practices and control enhancements.
• Ensure adherence to internal policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.

Support & Backup

• Provide backup support for additional transportation lanes, carriers, or sites as needed to maintain continuity and service levels.
• Proactively expand contact networks and suggest innovative approaches for handling exceptions and improving logistics flows.

Key Competencies:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management
• Knowledge of transportation management systems (TMS)

The successful candidate must have the following qualification, skills, and experience:

A 3-year bachelor’s degree, preferably in Logistics, Industrial Engineering or Management.
Up to 5 years’ experience in a FMCG transport environment.
Transport Management Systems (OTM, E2Open) experience advantageous.
Working Knowledge of SAP PRD, and Power BI reporting suite experience advantageous.

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply. Heineken Beverages (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd) is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values inclusion and diversity. You must be fully eligible to live and work in South Africa to apply.