Key Skills
Job Description
From Samskip's Cluj office you have an international impact on our business operations, and you follow the course of one of the largest transport companies in Europe. By land, sea, and rail. Your expertise has an international impact within Samskip.
The Truck Planner is part of the Trucking Operations – Sweden Region team. In this role, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and monitoring the daily transport activities of approximately 30–40 trucks operating across Sweden and mainland Europe.
You will ensure the smooth and efficient execution of daily operations, focusing on maximizing truck utilization, maintaining operational continuity, and ensuring reliable, on-time deliveries.
- MBO level 4 or Bachelor qualification, preferably in transport, logistics, supply chain or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- Ability to make quick decisions.
- Ability to handle stressful situations.
- High flexibility and reliability.
- Communicative knowledge of English, both spoken and written.
- Experience in the logistics industry, especially in freight forwarding/multimodal transport, is an additional asset.
- Plan and manage daily trucking activities for approximately 30–40 trucks using the Transport Management System (Ixolution).
- Optimize truck utilization by creating efficient routes and combining transport orders where possible.
- Ensure operational continuity by keeping trucks assigned to their next jobs and minimizing idle time.
- Monitor ongoing transports throughout the day and proactively address delays, disruptions, or other operational challenges.
- Resolve operational issues independently whenever possible and escalate more complex matters to the Lead Planner when necessary.
- Maintain a clear overview of daily operations and anticipate potential bottlenecks.
- Act as the main point of contact between the planning team, Customer Service, and drivers/hauliers.
- Keep Customer Service proactively informed about delays, schedule changes, or incidents that may affect customer commitments.
- Prepare transport plans for the following working day, taking into consideration:
- Loading and unloading time windows.
- Customer-specific requirements.
- Available transport capacity and equipment.
- Adjust plans based on expected volume fluctuations, operational constraints, and capacity availability.
- Participate in a rotating on-call schedule, including evenings and weekends, to ensure operational continuity outside regular working hours.
- Market competitive salary including a 13th month bonus
- 28 days of annual leave
- Holiday allowance
- Company pension plan
- Travel allowance
- The possibility of working from home for some time of the working week
Core Responsibilities
The Truck Planner is responsible for coordinating and monitoring daily transport activities for 30-40 trucks to ensure efficient route execution and on-time deliveries. They also act as the primary contact for customer service and drivers while managing operational issues and next-day planning.
Requirements
Candidates should possess an MBO level 4 or Bachelor qualification in logistics or a related field, along with strong decision-making and communication skills. Experience in freight forwarding or multimodal transport is considered an additional asset.
Benefits
- 13th month bonus
- 28 days of annual leave
- Holiday allowance
- Company pension plan
- Travel allowance
- Work from home
About Samskip
Industry: Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees
Samskip is one of the largest European transport companies, with offices in 24 countries in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia, offering environmentally friendly multimodal transport services via shortsea, road, rail and inland waterway. We are committed to cost-effectiveness, operational excellence and best practice in sustainable transport. High frequency services connect destinations across Europe, the Baltic States, Russia and Central Asia, both door-to-door (including collection) and quay-to-quay, transported using a wide range of owned vessels, containers, trucks and trailers. To match equipment to cargoes shipped, options include a full range of ISO containers and reefers, including 33-pallet capacity 45ft units. Samskip's transportation and logistics activities focus mainly on the following sectors: European multimodal transport; North Atlantic integrated logistics; worldwide temperature controlled and ambient cargo forwarding and logistics and European breakbulk and project cargo movements. Through Samskip Logistics, the company offers a full range of services, including ocean freight, trucking, cold storage and documentation based on its in-depth knowledge of global refrigerated transport. These services are supported by a network of worldwide offices.