Job Description

About Kerry

Kerry is the world\'s leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers\' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

We have an excellent opportunity to join our Transport planning team who are based near Mansfield.

Reporting into the Transport Manager you will be looking after our sites in Northern Ireland to ensure all orders are on time and in full (OTIF).

You will be responsible for liaising with hauliers, ensuring all delivery requirements are met and identifying potential cost saving efficiencies. The successful Transport Planner will be comfortable in dealing with different teams, be highly organised and have excellent communication and problem solving skills

Kerry operates a hybrid working model and we are flexible on candidate location, however ideally you will be within a commutable distance to a Kerry site.

What will I be doing?

• Build and foster relationships with sites, departments, and customers to optimise delivery performance to ensure products are collected and despatched on time, and in full.
• Timely Coordination of responses to queries from Customers, Customer Care, 3PLs and Production operations using the Supply Chain Cockpit Process.
• Proactively manage booking of domestic and international routes ensuring ample time allowed for booking with the end customer.
• Control of the system master data such as transit times and pallet calculations to support in the performance of all Logistics activities.
• Update of On Time in Full (OTIF) performance reporting and corrective actions
• Communicate any delivery discrepancy as it occurs and report any potential service failures once identified.
• Ensure that delivery creation and communications to carriers are made on time, to meet customer specifications and site requirements
• Coordination of Shipment document and Freight costing processes to ensure carriers invoicing is clean and accurate and delays to customer invoicing processes are not incurred.
• Coordination of Special Transport Delivery process, whilst minimising costs incurred

What will I get in return?

At Kerry, we believe in giving talented, curious people the opportunity to make a difference.

We work as a team, searching for the best ways to inspire food and nourish life.

We are a community of innovators, working across disciplines to solve global food challenges with a fresh approach. We want you to achieve whatever you put your mind to.

We also offer:

• 25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)
• Matched pension scheme
• Benefits platform offering discounts and cashback on major retailers including Tesco, Curry\'s, Argos, and many others

What do I need to be successful?

In Kerry we understand that people have very different career trajectories and experiences. In order to be successful in this role we would be looking for the right competencies and aptitudes as well as your proven track record of success in a Logistics and Manufacturing environment.

These include:

• Continuous improvement ethos
• Passion for getting things right, and keeping them right,
• Continuously challenging and identifying added value opportunities, and realising their value
• Commercial understanding
• Team spirit
• Proficient in the use of Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Ability to react and manage to changing business need
• Strong customer focus
• SAP Skills desirable

Get in touch today!

At Kerry, we believe in giving talented, curious people the opportunity to make a difference.

We work as a team, searching for the best ways to inspire food and nourish life.

We\'re a community of innovators, working across disciplines to solve global food challenges with a fresh approach. We want you to achieve whatever you put your mind to.

The aim to shape the future of food might seem ambitious to some, but to us in Kerry Taste and Nutrition, it\'s all in a day\'s work.

Kerry is dedicated to helping create better-tasting, more authentic and nutritious food and beverages. We produce safe, quality products that help feed millions every day.

Wherever you are, we can work together to create inspiring solutions that nourish life.

Kerry Group