Planning Manager

Responsibilities and duties:

• Manage and instruct direct reports on the daily activities of the planning department.

• Ensure full utilization of labour and equipment, as required.

• Provide regular process control checks and initiates and support performance improvement activities.

• Define terminal Yard stacking strategies and sustain that to match changes within operations and customer demands to meet operations targets and productivities.

• Measure Operations performance and in accordance with the KPI definitions as per DP world standards.

• Automate reporting and assure all input and reporting performed through TOS.

• Set Daily Gate Planning for assure gate flow as per Yards capabilities and workload demand between all operational activities.

• Meet custom and other authorities requests and in accordance with the existing capabilities.

• Seek for improvement opportunities to enhance operational efficiency and raise effectiveness.

• Review DG and hazards stacking plans regularly and match that with DG policies set by HSE department. 

• Report stowage issues and opportunities for shipping lines to improve efficiency and support berth window commitments.

• Review regularly berth window agreements and propose recommendations to enhance berth utilization and open new opportunity for upcoming business.

• Report to shipping lines deviation on of their performance on every single call and as per agreed terms on the berth window agreements.

• Prepare weekly and Monthly analysis for all operational related activities.

• Assure that all activities performed with plans and through TOS.

• Coordinate with IT system maintenance schedule and other projects related to TOS.

• Work out as focal point and coordinate projects related to TOS upgrade or any project have direct relation to TOS.

• Coordinate with the Planning Superintendent work and staff schedules.

• Provide supervision to subordinate staff, providing regular feedback and appraisals.

• Have regular meetings with subordinates, giving them current company information.

• Participate in career development for subordinates.

• Report problems and issues to operations CT Manager.

• Perform other related duties as requested.

Qualification and Certificates:

• Bachelor educational degree

• CITLP , CISCM , Six Sigma

Experience and Knowledge:

• 7 years as planner/dispatcher

• 6 years as planning superintendent

• 6 years as planning manager

• Must have thorough knowledge - not limited to -of Navis /Zodiac.

• Must be familiar with terminal communication and data transfer systems.

• Must be familiar with all equipment used for vessel loading and unloading, such as tractor trailer, reach stacker, quay crane, and so forth

Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent planning and organizational skills.

• Excellent Leadership skills to drive planning Team and influence changes.

• V. Good in use vessel and yard operation software system

• Excellent Microsoft Office: Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English. 

• Excellent interpersonal skills, working with a highly diverse workforce.

• Strong in time management, due to fast-moving, demanding work environment