Supply Chain Planner

Ambitious People Realising Creative Logistics Solutions.

About Royal Den Hartogh Logistics

Royal Den Hartogh Logistics is a leading logistics service provider for the chemical, gas, polymer, and food industries. Our family-owned company, founded in 1920 in the Netherlands, is strongly committed to safety and sustainability. Together with our customers and suppliers, we develop smart logistics solutions that contribute to an efficient supply chain.

With a presence in 58 locations across 28 countries, our team of over 2,700 dedicated professionals operates a modern fleet, including 25,000 tank containers, 4,900 dry bulk containers and dry bulk trailers, 575 road tankers, and nearly 900 trucks. Join us and be part of a dynamic and forward-thinking team!

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Supply Chain Planner to join our team.  Your role will be to support the day-to-day operation, communicating effectively with third party suppliers and drivers, responding to queries to optimise service levels and vehicle performance. 

Your responsibilities will be:

• Ensure all operational issues are dealt with appropriately, maintaining a high level of communication internally and externally and taking all reasonable measures to ensure all delivery/loading times are achieved. 

• Maintain and understand third party requirements ensuring the allocation of work is aligned with potential financial earning guarantees.

• Check all transits have arrived as planned and communicate any anomalies to the relevant department to mitigate delays.

• Distribute and communicate in advance all operational requirements, including reserving sufficient space with the required suppliers, to enable operational effectiveness,

• Ensure relevant departments are fully updated at all times and offer alternatives for jobs which cannot meet booked transit time, gaining relevant approval for any additional costs and ensuring financial impact to the business is understood

• Ensure all fluctuations in volume are highlighted well in advance for them to be managed accordingly.

• Monitor and act upon units stored on high-cost quays, pro-actively looking for cost effective solutions and ensure empty stock levels are monitored and checked against required target levels.

Successful candidates will have:

• Logistical background experience in a similar role, with experience of working with third party logistics and service partners

• The ability to work well under pressure, and able to adapt quickly to market changes - internally and externally, with a willingness to respond rapidly and flexibly to customer demands

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the desire to build professional relationships internally and externally

• Strong planning, organisational and administrative skills

• A team player who is adaptable, solutions focused and able to work on your own initiative

What we offer:

• A workplace where we believe in giving trust, responsibility and taking ownership
  

• A dynamic environment with a strong focus on operational excellence.  Ambition, improvement, and fun in business are part of our DNA.

• Attractive Den Hartogh benefits package including excellent pension and life assurance schemes, 25 days holiday, cycle to work scheme (salary sacrifice), Benefit Hub, Help@Hand scheme and employee assistance programme.

How to apply

Please apply via the link on this page.  For more information about the role, please contact Sarah Langridge, HR Co-ordinator (slangridge@denhartogh.com).