YILPORT Holding Inc. the first terminal and port operator holding company in Turkey. Today, YILPORT Holding operates 22 marine ports and 5 land terminals across 12 countries in 6 regions including Turkey, Nordic, Iberia, Latin America, Mediterranean, and Africa with a vision to create world-class, multipurpose facilities on an international scale.

Now we are looking for a ’Planning Assistant Specialist’ who would like  to be the part of this great team!

QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduated from a university, preferably in Maritime Business and Administration, International Trade or Logistics,
• Written and oral fluency in English is a must,
• Working knowledge of TOS (Terminal Operating System) is a plus (preferably Navis),
• A ‘can do’ approach, willingness to learn and extend the role above and beyond the job description,
• 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,
• Effective negotiation and conflict resolution skills combined with good counselling and listening skills,
• Ambitious and motivated for a career in global port operations,
• Willing and able to work in shifts,

JOB DESCRIPTION

• 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,