<p>The department</p>

<p>Vos Logistics is an independent European logistics service provider, delivering a wide range of transport and customer specific logistics services. With a network of almost 30 group-owned locations, Vos Logistics is active throughout Europe and in the bulk and volume transport markets ranks among the largest road hauliers in Europe. With 1,850 employees, the company operates a modern fleet of 1,200 Euro IV and V vehicles, 2,500 loading units and 125,000 m2 of storage space. Within Logistics Services customer-specific logistics solutions are offered: from forwarding, warehousing and value added services and distribution to full supply chain solutions in which Vos Logistics assumes the management of its customers&#39; goods flows in full or in part. The strength of the company lies in its combination of a Europe wide network, advanced IT systems and focus on quality and service.</p>

<p>The role</p>

<p>As a Transport Planner you take care for adjusting the transport supply to the use of materials. This includes the responsibility for an optimal alignment among transport orders and the deployment of assets by constantly cooperating with Fleet Managers and your direct colleagues, such as determine which transport orders should be outsourced and which should not.<br />
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You will optimize the planning of our fleet according to the type of transport order, the arrangements with our customers and the amount of kilometers / distances. You conduct these activities conform the procedures of Vos Logsitics and anticipate adequately and proactively on changing circumstances.<br />
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As a Transport Planner you provide and process information for and you maintain contact with the Fleet Managers, your direct colleagues, the Operational Managers and the Customer Service-department. You collect information and signal quality problems, issues and other deviations to modify the planning and to inform colleagues in time. You have to increase the (internal) cooperation by dividing the workload to provide an equal distribution and a professional way of communicating.<br />
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Safety, Customer Care, Professionalism, Sustainability and Agility are very important values for Vos Logistics. We focus on these values so we can serve our customers in the best possible way and take care of our responsibility regarding to the environment, other road users and our employees. All our drivers have a very important influence in this chain of responsibilities. By coaching and training our employees properly and by organizing regular work meetings, we all work together to achieve a goals.</p>

<p>The candidate</p>

<p>As a potential Transport Planner you:</p>

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	<li>Have a bachelor degree from a reputed institution specialized in Transport and/or Logistics;</li>
	<li>Must have excellent English language capacities;</li>
	<li>Have knowledge of the fleet, equipment, loading and unloading locations, (safe) parking locations and tank locations;</li>
	<li>Have knowledge of the transport and legislation of dangerous and hazardous substances on different routes, exemptions and licenses and the driving and resting law;</li>
	<li>Have knowledge of the required (custom) documents regarding to EG and non-EG countries;</li>
	<li>Have knowledge of setting up an optimal transport planning;</li>
	<li>Know how to sort the transport orders by different risk categories regarding to the characteristics of the fleet (knowledge of vehicles and materials);</li>
	<li>Have good Geographic knowledge in (mostly) West-European countries;</li>
	<li>Have knowledge of the European road network, different routes and lead times (haule);</li>
	<li>Are familiar with a Transport Management System (Lovos).</li>
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<p>We offer</p>

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	<li>A competitive salary;</li>
	<li>Other interesting secondary benefits such as a premium health insurance, meal tickets etc.;</li>
	<li>A career within an international professional organization with an informal atmosphere;</li>
	<li>An interesting and challenging job in a professional, international logistics organization;</li>
	<li>The possibility to develop yourself on the job as well as by training and course.</li>
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