Planning Assistant Specialist-English Speaker

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We are looking for a Planning Assistant Specialist in Operations Controlling  for our global business partner which is operating in the  Maritime Business and Administration or Logistics.

Qualifications

• Graduated from related fields of reputable universities preferably in Maritime Business and Administration or Logistics,

• Must be fluent in English

• Excellent knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point etc.),

• Working knowledge of TOS (preferably Navis),

• A ‘can do’ approach, willingness to learn and extend the role above and beyond the job description, 

• Is self-directed and self-motivated, able to work both independently and within a highly collaborative team environment,

• Have customer, quality, process and result driven approach,

• Strong analytical and organizational skills and ability to organize and prioritize work and handle multiple tasks simultaneously and complete tasks per deadlines,

• Capability to anticipate problems by recognizing the key issues in problems and creating contingency plans and alternative solutions,

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills interact with people from various countries, cultures and all business levels,

• Effective negotiation and conflict resolution skills combined with good counselling and listening skills,

• Excellent analytical skills, teamwork skills and multi-task orientation,

• Ability to work in a fast paced and deadline oriented environment,

• Ambitious and motivated for a career in global port operations,

• Completed military service requirement (for male candidates only),

• Residence in Kocaeli or Anatolian side of Istanbul is preferred,

• Able to work in 3 shifts 

Job Description

Reporting to Team Leader, the responsibilities of Planning Assistant Specialist in Operations Controlling will be as follows:

• Effectively provide planning support to local operations in different countries,

• Prepare vessel loading and discharging stowage plans by using TOS (Terminal Operation System) (Navis) while ensuring that all customer requests meet the demands,

• Plan all yard activities including interfacility transfers and CFS (Container Freight Services) service orders,

• Prepare and improve yard strategies in line and aligned with the general and daily needs of local operations,

• Monitor the key performance indicators of the terminals to ensure that targets are achieved and operational flows are being followed efficiently,

• Monitor and dispatch the equipment in terminal and maximize equipment utilization while ensuring all operational flows are followed,

• Ensure that all containers moved within the yard are properly planned & stacked in the assigned position to achieve the desire yard pattern,

• Allocate the correct number of equipment to reach productivity and efficiency targets

• Ensure that all equipment is available in the right location at the yard,

• Continuous equipment monitoring with focus upon operational productivity,

• Dispatch and control the work orders, sequences and queues for container handling equipment (Quayside, Horizontal transport, Yard, Truck, Rail, Empty Yard),

• Exception handling in direct interaction with team on terminal and other operational controllers,

• Communicate with operational personnel / operators of handling equipment for management of work orders and exception resolution.