Network Planner

Job no:
757622
Work type:
Full time

**Location**:
Truganina - VIC - Australia
Applications close:
22 Nov 2024 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time

Here at Linfox we believe together, anything is possible. Use sophisticated technology to deliver everyday essentials and natural resources for Australia’s biggest companies. Work with major customers in retail, healthcare, government and defence. Shape the future of logistics with industry leading innovations in safety, sustainability and efficiency. Create a career to be proud of. Expect all this and more when you join Linfox.

What does the job look like?

As a Network Planner, you’ll be responsible for designing and optimising transport routes across our Ambient and Temperature controlled network, ensuring maximum efficiency and alignment with customer demands. This role plays a key part in reducing costs, improving delivery times, and elevating our service quality to our customer.

Based at our customer site in Truganina, you will be required to work a 4 on 4 off 12 hour shift rotating roster from either 5AM - 5PM or 6AM - 6PM. Key areas:

- Input data from customer systems to develop daily load plans, meeting operational schedules
- Optimize transport routes and schedules for metro and regional deliveries
- Leverage store window times, frequency, restrictions, and geographical locations to create cost-effective load plans
- Build and manage daily rosters, aiming to maximize labor and vehicle efficiency
- Analyse performance data, identifying opportunities for network improvements
- Collaborate closely with operations teams and customers to ensure accurate, timely deliveries

Are you the one?

If you’re self-motivated, thrive on daily challenges, and enjoy continuous learning and growth, this role is for you. You can also demonstrate:

- Previous experience in planning, coordinating and analysis
- Highly proficient in Excel, including the ability to create pivot tables, use SUM and COUNT functions, and perform VLOOKUPs. Experience in writing macros is a plus, although not essential
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and relationship management skills to enable effective stakeholder engagement and collaboration across internal and external stakeholders
- Solid understanding of Melbourne metropolitan geographical locations for effective planning and route optimisation.
- Attention to detail and experience managing conflicting priorities

What's in it for me?
- 12 weeks paid parental leave and return to work bonus for eligible employees
- Career development opportunities and mentoring programs
- Access to a range of benefits across dining and adventure, travel and health and well-being
- The chance to work in a high-performing team where your contributions truly make an impact

We kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Linfox is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Further information

You will be required to meet Linfox's employment criteria which will include but not be limited to a criminal history check and full medical with a drug and alcohol test.

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