Transport Planner - Outbound Vehicles

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What we offer:

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

Group

Summary:

As an engineering and manufacturing partner, Magna’s Complete Vehicle group helps traditional OEMs and new entrants to bring their automotive visions to life. At Magna, you will work in an innovative, international and dynamic team, always pursuing the goal of delivering high-quality products. We work in a diverse environment with global development opportunities. Together with our employees we constantly strive to create a better world of mobility.

Job Responsibilities:

In this role, you will be responsible for the comprehensive planning and operational execution for inbound and outbound material logistics. Your tasks will span strategic planning, daily operations, and cross-functional coordination to ensure efficient and cost-effective transport flows.

Planning and ensuring production supply for all deliveries as well as coordination with external service providers

Operational handling and monitoring of inbound and outbound material transports for all programs

Optimization of operational execution and transport cost efficiency through dashboard evaluations and continuous process improvement

Ensuring on-time transport execution and strategic planning in both inbound and outbound logistics

Verification of invoices from various transport service providers

Issuance of credit notes to transport service providers

Freight cost savings for MS Mesa Creation of claims and forwarding of costs to transport service providers

Key user for MAGNA Transport Management System Plan and coordinate material deliveries including special transport requirements

Analyze material data to support transport scheduling, time budget calculations, and corrective actions

Monitor and manage daily transport operations, ensuring alignment with service providers and internal stakeholders

Create and revise operational standards and work instructions to support process consistency and continuous improvement

Act as a key interface between transport service providers, internal departments, and OEM partners

Support the planning and integration of new logistics projects and ensure seamless operational transitions

Assessment of current processes and identification of improvement opportunities

Implementation of dashboard-based performance targets and continuous updates

Coordination with 4PL (Fourth-Party Logistics Provider) on guideline reviews, tool evaluation, and SharePoint data usage

Training and quality control of new logistics service providers (LSPs)
Cost monitoring and data preparation for billing and freight controlling

Monthly invoicing of material services and variance analysis (planned vs. actual costs)
Create and manage EMS tickets to document and track transport-related issues

Conduct daily track & trace activities and provide regular updates through emails, reports, and stakeholder communication

Plan and deploy expedited transports for materials

Participate in regular coordination meetings with LSPs and 4PL (Fourth-Party Logistics Provider) to drive process optimization

Handle operational disruptions and changes (e.g., weather impacts, production fluctuations, process adjustments) through proactive issue resolution

Coordinate and execute daily transport operations in collaboration with logistics service providers (LSPs), 4PL (Fourth-Party Logistics Provider), and internal stakeholders

Ensure alignment of transport planning with Material Control (MC), 4PL (Fourth-Party Logistics Provider), and LSPsMonitor transport processes to ensure compliance with established procedures and initiate corrective actions when needed

Operational transport execution

Coordination of transport planning with MC and 4PL (Fourth-Party…