PRIMARY FREIGHT PLANNER

Job Description

Company description:Company OverviewAsahi UK (AUK), part of Asahi Europe & International Ltd, aims to enrich consumer experiences through innovation, high-quality service and an exceptional portfolio of premium beer, ale and cider brands including, Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Asahi Super Dry, Meantime,Fullers London Pride and Cornish Orchards. Our aim is to be the leading super premium beer business in the UK, through a brand mix that creates a compelling proposition. At AUK we operate as an end to end business unit responsible for sales, marketing, customeroperations, production, supply chain and wholesale operations in the UK & Ireland. For further information, visit www.asahibeer.co.ukJob description:Please note that we are looking to hire this role in January 2023Key Purpose Statement The Primary Freight Planner is responsible for the day-to-day logistics of moving goods from our EU breweries to our UK warehouses and direct to customer (D2C), ensuring that targeted OTIF and cost control measures are achieved.Key AccountabilitiesThe Primary Freight Planner is responsible for the following key outputs and accountabilities:International Freight Management

• Plan and schedule EU brewery collections with contracted logistics providers:
  • Agree daily loading slots with breweries
  • Communicate collection plans to carriers
  • Ensure loads are collected on time by carriers
  • Ensure deliveries to UK warehouses & direct delivery customers are timely and in full
• Make strategic decisions on optimum routes and freight modalities to achieve target delivery dates in the most cost-effective way
• Track and monitor all shipments from EU breweries to UK warehouses & direct customers
• Drive continuous improvement through effective, data-driven carrier management.
• Build and manage strong relationships with carriers to drive operational efficiency. This involves holding and leading regular meetings to review operational performance and to identify areas of improvement
• Work with the Supply Planning team to provide carriers with robust collection forecasts to ensure sufficient capacity to manage volume of loads, especially during business peak periods, ensuring to communicate any challenges or constraints to key internalstakeholders
• Support with the implementation of customs clearance procedures for EU export
• Custodian of the logistics planning tool, Transwide
  • Ensure all brewery collection requests are visible on Transwide
  • Ensure carriers provide prompt and accurate ETA updates for all orders
  • Set up new carriers in the Transwide system

Cost Management

• Take full accountability for all carrier costs, identifying the best freight modality to optimise cost and deliver budget, whilst ensuring business requirements are met
• Report on and analyse costs incurred vs budget, explaining any variance to budget to finance business partners and ensuring that exceptional costs can be justified to the business
• Proactively identify cost saving initiatives and implement cost mitigation plans.
• Ensure that costs for exceptional items are tracked, accrued for, and cross-checked against invoices
• Assist in the preparation for month-end by ensuring that all exceptional items are identified and there are no double counts by Finance
• Maintain accurate records in the ERP system for all live carrier rates, including both the annual upload after the freight tender is complete, and interim updates as new lanes or carriers are added

Carrier Onboarding & Contract Management

• Work closely with the procurement team to run freight tenders, acting as the key contact responsible for providing forecasted volumes and detailing operational requirements.
• Arrange trials for new carriers
• Ensure that new & existing carriers understand the required processes
• Work with procurement to source new carriers as and when required

Reporting

• Ensure all carrier delays and incidents are logged and reported
• Create carrier performance dashboards
• Liaise with carriers to improve Transwide fill rate and accuracy
• Cost tracking and analysis for primary and direct freight costs vs budget
• Ensure SAP collection & delivery data is accurately maintained

Profile description:Experience Required

• Relevant supply chain experience, preferably in FMCG or drinks industry
• Experience working in a Logistics role with an understanding of international shipping
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Customer or supplier relationship management exposure
• Experience in a fast-paced, high volume, detailed and process driven organisation
• System experience in an ERP environment (specific SAP experience desirable)
• Intermediate Excel skills
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• European Languages would be an advantage esp Italian, Dutch, and Polish. Fluent English is essential

Key Attributes of the Successful Person

• Customer service focussed
• Highly organised & with great attention to detail
• Able to work calmly and efficiently under pressure
• Able to work at speed on own initiatives & be able to balance this with team collaboration
• Ability to problem solve with a positive attitude
• Diligent in completion of key tasks & projects
• Demonstrates high standards of professionalism both in presentation & attitude
• Resilient and focused

Keyskills :
LogisticsFreight PlanningInternational Import