Fleet logistics dispatcher

PENNY is seeking a fleet logistics dispatcher in Essen for a full-time position with a limited contract term. The role focuses on planning and managing dry goods and fresh food delivery routes to keep PENNY stores reliably supplied.

• You independently plan and manage our dry goods and fresh food delivery routes, ensuring that PENNY stores receive reliable, on-time deliveries.
• You monitor compliance with scheduled delivery times and take early action when delays or other changes occur.
• You ensure that our transport capacity is used efficiently and economically.
• You keep track of things even when plans change at short notice and quickly find suitable solutions with our transport companies and internal teams.
• You contribute ideas and help us continually improve routes, workflows and processes.

• You have completed vocational training in business or logistics, or have several years of practical experience in dispatch, transport or logistics.
• You understand logistics processes well and can keep track of things under time pressure and when plans change at short notice.
• You work independently and reliably, and remain calm and friendly even in stressful situations.
• Ideally, you know computer-based route planning and optimisation systems and the relevant transport laws, and are confident using common MS Office applications.
• You alternate weekly between early and late shifts. The early shift (05:00 to 13:30) runs every other week from Monday to Saturday, with Wednesdays and Sundays off. The late shift (13:00 to 22:30) runs from Monday to Friday. You also cover night shifts (22:00 to 06:00) when needed.