Yard Planner at APM Terminals

APM Terminals is the global terminal operating arm of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group. APM Terminals operates a Global Terminal Network of 76 operating port and terminal facilities and 117 Inland Services operations in 59 countries around the globe.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Yard Planner

Ref.: AT-275063
Location: Lagos

Key Responsibilities
Yard Planning:

• Ensure that yard operations are running at the level of productivity required to ensure service delivery by the terminal’s transportations flows, such as vessel, gate/rail & CFS operations.
• Provides strategic yard allocations to manage vessel and gate operations.
• Create and maintain yard allocation set up which supports the terminals productivity targets per quay crane operation & truck turn-times.
• Ensure 100%-yard inventory accuracy & integrity.
• Reduce redundant yard moves and optimize housekeeping efforts.
• Check and support an accurate and efficient information flow on the terminal related to all yard activities.
• In co-operation with yard strategist set the overall yard strategy.
• Control yard space allocation adherence for empty and full equipment.
• Monitor and fine-tune the yard allocations to ensure that yard planning is satisfactory and meets the strategy requirements.
• Prepare the yard work plan' on a daily basis and communicate to relevant persons where the equipment must be located.
• Prepare the workflow related to housekeeping, empty movement, corrections etc.
• Provide the yard operation administration.
• Take the ownership of yard planning and strategy.
• Lively monitor all yard movements to ensure execution as planned.
• Act as a focal point for yard planning activities.
• Identify and solve problems and issues on a daily basis, usually of a moderate to highly complex nature.
• Track special units’ movement, safe segregation and movement in yard.
• Strictly follow IMDG segregation and to monitor DG units Yard location in every beginning and end of the shift. Prepare housekeeping immediately, report any exceptions to Shift Manager and HSE.
• Report problems and issues, especially issues of complexity or impact on the operation.
• The key impact of this incumbent will be the maintenance of operational efficiencies in the terminal. Responsibility for the execution of day-to-day operational activities.

Requirements
We are looking for:

• High school diploma plus a college degree in Logistics, Operations Management, or related discipline.
• Requires at least 4 years of work experience in a container terminal, preferably with experience in Planning Controller, Cargo Controller, vessel planning or vessel operation execution
• Requires in depth knowledge of Yard Planning strategy, yard operation, Gate operation, terminal berth capability and the terminal berth plan process.
• Requires good knowledge of Yard and gate operation, berthing ships, control and traffic of vessel movements, re-berthing positioning of vessels, and marine berth handlings.
• Requires some knowledge with Marine AIS application systems
• Required good knowledge in TOS (Terminal Operating System) and its modules.
• Has familiarity with the strict implementation of international standards of safe working practices within marine, stevedoring and terminal operations.

Critical Skills:

• Planning and organizational skills.
• Customer Centricity
• Collaborative
• Lean Knowledge
• Problem Solver mindset

Application Closing Date
18th July, 2021.