Load Planner (Road Freight)

Trucks, drivers, loads and deadlines all meet on your screen at a bus and coach operator in Khayelitsha. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

You'll report in Khayelitsha. Relocation is not covered for this one.

• Compile daily reports on trips completed and late deliveries
• Capture trip sheets, fuel and toll costs on the system
• Keep a register of PrDP and licence expiry dates for all drivers
• Assign trucks and drivers to routes and track them on telematics
• Arrange breakdown recovery and replacement vehicles

• Good with Excel and email
• Calm and decisive when things go wrong
• Knowledge of South African road freight regulations
• Clear on the phone with drivers and customers
• Able to work shifts in a 24-hour control office
• At least 2 years in transport or logistics

• Knowledge of cross-border documentation
• Transport management system (TMS) experience

• Office-based work with a steady roster
• Growth to transport manager
• Training on the fleet and tracking systems
• Cellphone allowance for standby shifts

• Give the fleet size and route types you handled, for example "40 trucks, long-haul and local". Hiring managers want scale.
• If you drove trucks before, say so. Controllers who know the road earn quick respect from drivers.