Candidate Overview
The candidate is a detail-driven Logistics Planner with 4+ years’ experience coordinating European transport movements and managing end-to-end shipment planning within fast-paced supply chain environments. They specialise in load optimisation, cross-border freight coordination, and maintaining operational accuracy across transport management systems.
Currently operating within a large multi-client distribution environment supporting retail and manufacturing supply chains across Europe, they are responsible for planning full-load and groupage movements, coordinating with carriers and customs brokers, and ensuring system accuracy across transport management platforms.
Highly organised and commercially aware, they have a strong track record of improving planning efficiency, reducing transport costs through smarter load configuration, and maintaining excellent service levels with both customers and carrier partners. They are particularly valued for their attention to detail, collaborative working style, and ability to manage multiple shipments simultaneously while maintaining full compliance with process and documentation requirements.
Core Expertise
- Pan-European transport planning and coordination
- Cross-border shipment management
- Load configuration and co-loading optimisation
- Transport Management Systems (TMS) utilisation
- Carrier and haulier relationship management
- Customer and stakeholder communication
- Customs documentation coordination
- Transport cost optimisation
- Operational KPI tracking and reporting
- Excel-based planning and reporting tools
- Process compliance and documentation accuracy
- Continuous improvement within logistics operations
Selected Career Achievements
- Coordinated up to 120+ Pan-European shipments weekly across road freight lanes, maintaining 99% planning accuracy and consistent on-time dispatch performance.
- Reduced average transport cost per load by 8% through improved co-loading identification and better utilisation of trailer capacity across European lanes.
- Improved documentation accuracy within the TMS environment, reducing invoice query rates by 30% and accelerating payment readiness for transport partners.
- Strengthened carrier engagement and communication processes, improving service reliability and reducing last-minute planning disruptions by 20%.
- Supported the rollout of standardised planning procedures and documentation controls, improving operational compliance and reducing manual errors across the planning team.
Why this profile resonates…
- Strong experience coordinating European transport movements in high-volume logistics environments.
- Proven ability to reduce transport costs through smarter load planning and co-loading optimisation.
- Detail-oriented planner with strong TMS system discipline and excellent stakeholder communication skills.
Interested in learning more? Please contact Imagine Executive Solutions for a confidential discussion.