Load Planner (Road Freight) – Experienced

Get off the road and into the control office at a courier operations centre in Tembisa. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

The work is in Tembisa, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Arrange breakdown recovery and replacement vehicles
• Assign trucks and drivers to routes and track them on telematics
• Compile daily reports on trips completed and late deliveries
• Keep a register of PrDP and licence expiry dates for all drivers
• Update customers on delivery times and delays
• Capture trip sheets, fuel and toll costs on the system
• Phone drivers when trucks stop too long or go off-route

• Clear on the phone with drivers and customers
• Matric
• Good with Excel and email
• At least 2 years in transport or logistics

• Knowledge of cross-border documentation
• Logistics or supply chain certificate

• Cellphone allowance for standby shifts
• Training on the fleet and tracking systems
• Growth to transport manager

• 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.