Transport Planner

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.

We are currently looking for Supply Chain Specialists for our newly established Planning Services Centre in Oleśnica near Wrocław. The Planning Services Centre in Oleśnica is a newly established hub designed to streamline and enhance our supply chain operations across Europe. The Planning Services Centre serves as the central point for all supply chain planning activities, including Transport Planning, Material Planning, and Supply Planning- Master Production Scheduling.

Our Safety purpose At Kerry, we work together in a caring culture where everybody goes home safe every day. We are committed to providing a safe working environment and ensuring that all safety protocols are strictly followed. Join us in creating a workplace where safety is everyone's responsibility.

About the role

The Transport Planner is responsible for transport planning within the supply chain function at a centralised level. This role involves close collaboration with the Central Transport Planning Manager, Material Planning Team, Supply Planning Team, External Freight Partners, Customers, and cross‑functional operations teams for the plants in scope of the centralised team. The Transport Planner ensures that MCO actions are completed and committed outputs are delivered on time and in full.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate timely responses to queries from Customers, Customer Care, 3PLs and Production Operations using the Supply Chain Cockpit Process.
• Manage domestic and international route bookings, ensuring sufficient lead time for customer arrangements.
• Maintain system master data (e.g., transit times, pallet calculations) to assist efficient execution of all logistics activities.
• Update On Time in Full (OTIF) performance reporting and track corrective actions.
• Communicate delivery discrepancies as they occur and report potential service failures once identified.
• Ensure delivery creation and communication to carriers is completed on time and aligned with customer and site requirements.
• Coordinate shipment documentation and freight costing processes to ensure accurate carrier invoicing and prevent delays to customer billing.
• Oversee Special Transport Delivery processes while minimising associated costs.
• Assist with managing Customer OTIF failures and contribute to Root Cause Corrective Actions (RCCA).
• Assist Supply & Production Planning when parts are missing for orders within the production plan release process, including assisting with express haulage requests.
• Manage OpenText Accounts Payable queries, investigate disputes, and be accountable for denying, approving, or requesting credits relating to Freight Invoicing.
• Assist with managing non‑conformances in SAP and identify tech/non‑tech issues, investigate and create RCCAs, escalate where required, close out Delivery Non‑Conformances, and maintain the feedback loop within the complaints management process.
• Assist continuous improvement initiatives for Transport Planning and cost‑reduction activities.
• Assist the Quality team with investigations.

Qualifications and skills

• Education Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or a related field, or equivalent experience in Transport Planning.
• Experience First experience in a Transport Planning role.
• Industry Knowledge Experience in Food Ingredients & Flavours or Beverage industry is advantageous but not essential.
• Technical Skills Proficiency in ERP systems (SAP preferred but not mandatory) and Excel required; familiarity with PowerBI is a plus.
• Languages Fluent English and very good written and spoken German.

What we offer

Comprehensive Onboarding Structured onboarding program designed to guide all new team members and set them up for success.

Business Travel Opportunities to visit factories and work with key stakeholders, with travel needs addressed fairly.

Career Development Clear pathways for career growth both locally and across Kerry’s global network, with equal access for all employees.

Modern Work Environment Newly renovated offices equipped with the tools needed to thrive, plus flexible hybrid working options (office and 10 days working from home after the probation period).

Engaging Projects Involvement in diverse and meaningful projects that expand knowledge across multiple domains, including but not limited to Supply Chain.

Learning Resources Access to Kerry’s learning platforms and Udemy, including resources for professional and personal development.

Employee Wellbeing & Benefits Accessible benefits package with subsidies for healthcare (Luxmed), fitness (Multisport cards), life insurance, eye lenses and frames (discount), and travel allowances for commutes over 15 km.

Employee Referral Program