Route Planner, Kokkola
We are looking for a Route Planner to Kokkola!
As a Route Planner, you have overall responsibility for planning your drivers’ transport tasks within your assigned area and with the available capacity. You continue where Customer Service Planner leave off: once a transport has been sold and planned, you make sure it actually happens.
As the closest point of contact for your dedicated drivers and their loading units, you communicate load orders, follow up on the transport, and handle changes along the way. You stay in contact by telephone, email and web portals.
The job is teamwork. Together you look for the best solutions to support the drivers and meet the customer’s needs, while making the business more effective, reliable and environmentally friendly. It is also very independent: you follow your own trucks, make decisions quickly and deal with issues before they become problems.
Your responsibilities
Guiding the drivers
guide and support your drivers during their trips
pass on customer instructions and any changes along the way
keep the drivers up to date on ferry connections and schedules
Following up trucks and trips
follow up during the day to make sure trucks and transports run according to plan and meet the customer’s requirements
spot deviations early and solve them together with the planning side and the customer
look for ways to optimize trips and make good use of capacity
keep the information in ERP system up to date so the planners can rely on it
handle technical issues and service together with the Fleet department, the drivers and the planning side
You bring
an interest in logistics and transport
the ability to work independently and make decisions as situations change
a willingness to work closely with drivers, planners and Customer Service
clear communication, also when things get busy
a calm, solution-focused approach when plans change
the ability to communicate effectively in Finnish, Swedish and English
experience of transport, logistics or driving is a plus, but not required
What we offer
a varied role where no two days are the same
a thorough induction and colleagues who help you succeed
a secure workplace in a growing family company
a culture built on our values: total responsibility, openness and respect for the individual
The position is permanent. Salary is determined according to the Collective Agreement. In addition, the employee's competence and work experience are taken into account when setting the salary.
For more information about the job, please contact Business Unit Manager's Markus Corin or Markus Käld: Markus.Corin@aholatransport.com, Markus.Kald@aholatransport.com.
We look forward to receiving your application no later than November 9, 2026.
To ensure a fair process, we only consider applications submitted through the application link.
We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as we process applications continuously and may proceed in the recruitment process before the deadline.
- Departments
- Ahola Transport
- Role
- Transport planning
- Location
- Kokkola
Kokkola
About Ahola Group
The Ahola Group consists of Ahola Transport, a specialist in road transportation; Ahola Special, operating in heavy and oversized transports and Ahola Digital, our in-house supplier of digital logistics solutions.
Our 70 years of experience in trade and transport, together with our dynamic logistics concept, form an unbeatable combination that has helped us become one of the leading transport companies in the Nordic countries and a growth-oriented player in the Central and Eastern European market.
We are a reliable, modern logistics expert supporting sustainable development.