Transport Planning, Kokkola
We are looking for a Transport Planner, to Kokkola!
In Transport Planning, you are responsible for the customers in your geographical area. You take customer orders, make sure they are correct, and plan them into complete loads ready for transport. You are at the start of the customer flow, so every transport begins with your work. The Route Planner take it from there.
The job is teamwork: Sales, Transport Planning and Route Planning work together for the customer. It is also independent; you handle your own customers and make decisions quickly when things change.
Your responsibilities
Customer service and orders
serve customers professionally and be their point of contact
receive and confirm customer orders and make sure they are correct
stay in active contact with customers to make sure volumes are right
Transport planning
plan customer orders into complete loads and book capacity for them
handle ferry bookings and make sure the best ferry connections are used efficiently
buy external capacity when needed, following the agreed routine
handle changes and deviations during transport and keep the customer informed
optimise the day’s transport flows together with the planning side
work with Sales on matters such as pricing and customer agreements
You bring
an interest in logistics, customer service and sales
a service mindset and a wish to build long-term customer relationships
the ability to prioritise and make decisions when things change
clear communication, also when things get busy
a willingness to work closely with sales, planners and customers
the ability to communicate effectively in Swedish, Finnish and English
experience in logistics or customer service is a plus
You will learn with us
the Ahola Way, our values and how we work
transport planning, load planning and ferry traffic
the market and its price levels
our own transport management system
What we offer
a varied role where no two days are the same
a thorough introduction and colleagues who help you succeed
a secure workplace in a growing Nordic family company
a culture built on our values: total responsibility, openness and respect for the individual
For more information about the job, please contact Business Unit Manager's Markus Käld or Markus Corin: Markus.Kald@aholatransport.com, Markus.Corin@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.