**Sydney location at our Yennora Support Office**:
- **Join our Primary Connect team (part of the Woolworths Group) to support the transport needs of our Supplier partners, across all Woolworths Group brands and commodities**:
- **Be a part of one of Australia's leading retail groups, and enjoy the opportunity to grow and make a positive difference
**About Us**
In October 2020, Woolworths Group Supply Chain rebranded to become Primary Connect - an end-to-end supply chain partner within Woolworths Group. Our team of more than 8,000 support businesses within Woolworths Group (such as Supermarkets, Countdown and Big W), and over 1,300 commercial customers across the country, to connect communities with the products we need and love.
Becoming Primary Connect gives us the opportunity to keep growing so we can become the next generation supply chain whilst remaining an essential part of Woolworths Group. There has never been a more exciting time to join our team.
**About the role**
Within this role, you will be required to successfully plan and execute safe, cost effective transport movements from Woolworths Suppliers into Woolworths DC sites by leveraging our carrier network. Utilising our relationships with internal Woolworths stakeholders, Suppliers and Carrier partners to deliver quality service and achieve our delivery in full and on time metrics.
**The Opportunity**
Working in a passionate and supportive team, time will be spent building and managing stakeholder relationships, as well as:
- Performing daily transport planning activities in our Transport Management System (TMS)
- Ensure On-Time Delivery (OTD) target is achieved at all times
- Follow up and resolve manual exceptions and issues
- Carry out preliminary Investigations of Carrier and Vendor transport claims
- Escalate unresolved issues to the Transport Planning Manager
- Ensure external and internal stakeholder expectations are met for transport movements
- Communicate daily with replenishment, warehouses, vendors and transport carriers as required
- Generate reports using TMS and other reporting systems
- Monitor and follow up to ensure carriers and suppliers are adhering to Chain of Responsibility (COR) at all times
- Manage transport planning for multiple lanes simultaneously
**Who we're looking for**
Our Operations Team is currently seeking a highly motivated, passionate individual for the challenging role of Transport Planner. Woolworths Primary Connect business provides a reliable and convenient transport service from Supplier facilities into multiple Distribution Centres across Australia. Primary Connect contributes to more than 50% of the volume into Woolworths DCs. To be successful you will:
- Have exposure to the transport & logistics industry (preferred)
- Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills
- Have a proven ability to work under pressure in a fast paced environment
- Have excellent systems and computer skills
- Demonstrate a high level of customer service
**Why you'll love it here**
In addition to this exciting role, these are some of the benefits we offer:
- An attractive remuneration package
- Team member discounts at all of Woolworths businesses
- Take the next step in your career
- The opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia across our brands
- An exciting career - as our business grows, so do the opportunities for our people
**Grow with the Group
As an inclusive, team-first company, our people are at the core of everything we do.
We care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or life stage. We are proud to be recognised as a Gold Tier Employer in the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQ+ inclusion and as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
As our Group continues to evolve, innovate and support our communities, we encourage our team members to do the same with their own careers, by providing ongoing opportunities to grow and make a real difference.
We value flexibility, and encourage our team members to work in ways that meet their work/life commitments and support their wellbeing.
We work hard to create a safe and inclusive environment for all, and most importantly, we're all about creating better experiences - for our customers and for each other.
**We'd love to hear from You
Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Woolworths Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.