Transport Planning Executive

Role & responsibilities

• Receive and review customer indents and transport requirements.
• Plan vehicles based on the earliest availability of own and attached vehicles.
• Arrange market vehicles when own or attached vehicles are unavailable or unsuitable.
• Assign vehicles and drivers according to load type, capacity, route and customer requirements.
• Coordinate continuously with drivers in Hindi.
• Monitor vehicle reporting, loading, dispatch, transit, unloading and trip completion.
• Track GPS location, expected arrival time and vehicle delays.
• Follow up on material readiness, loading delays, unloading delays and detention.
• Update vehicle and trip status accurately in Excel or ERP.
• Maintain pending indent, vehicle availability and driver-duty records.
• Prepare shift-wise planning and ensure proper handover to the next shift.
• Escalate vehicle breakdowns, driver issues, accidents and operational delays immediately.
• Coordinate with customers, drivers, transport vendors, maintenance and internal teams.
• Maintain daily planning, placement, OTIF and delay reports.

Day Shift: Work from the office.

• Evening Shift: Work from home for vehicle follow-up, driver coordination and planning.
• Night Shift: Work from home for vehicle monitoring, operational follow-up and planning.

Candidates must remain reachable and actively respond to operational requirements throughout their assigned shift.

Preferred candidate profile

• Responsible, alert and able to handle continuous transport operations.
• Able to manage multiple vehicles and drivers simultaneously.
• Willing to learn transport planning and logistics coordination.
• Must be available for rotational three-shift duty.