- Developing transport plan, system and rate card for vendors and customers
- Planning routes and load scheduling for multi-drop deliveries.
- Booking in deliveries and liaising with customers.
- Allocating and recording resources and movements on the transport planning system.
- Ensuring all partners in the supply chain are working effectively and efficiently to ensure smooth operations.
- Communicating effectively with clients and responding to their requirements.
- Booking sub-contractors and ensuring they deliver within agreed terms.
Transport management
- Directing & scheduling all transportation activities.
- Developing transportation relationships, vendor score card and review process/system.
- Monitoring transport costs and developing system for same.
- Negotiating and bargaining transportation prices, market trends and benchmark
- Dealing with the effects of congestion. Alternate biz plan.
- Confronting climate change issues by implementing transport strategies and monitoring an organisations carbon footprint. Plan on green fleet, vehicles etc