Transport Planner & Route Optimization Analyst
Logistics & Supply Chain
K sh 100,000 – 180,000 gross / month
Openings: 1 Location: Nairobi – Embakasi (Airport North Rd) Overview: If you’ve ever looked at Nairobi traffic and thought, “There’s got to be a smarter way,” this might just be your calling. Our client wants a Transport Planner who can turn chaos into choreography, designing routes that beat congestion, cut costs, and keep customers happy. You’ll be the brain behind the movement, blending history, live data, and a touch of geo-wizardry to craft daily route plans for a courier network serving Nairobi and its surrounding towns. Every delivery, every minute, every kilometer counts, and your job is to make the math sing. This isn’t theory, it’s trucks, timelines, and trade-offs. One day you’ll be simulating new hubs or time windows, the next you’ll be solving why a route went rogue in Thika. Expect a balance of analytics and fieldwork, data dashboards and driver chats. If you’re the kind who loves Excel but also enjoys solving problems that move in real-time, this is where logistics meets logic and you’re right in the driver’s seat. Key Responsibilities: - Build route models; optimize stops, loads, and driver hours. - Simulate scenarios (new hubs, time windows, fleet mix). - Publish daily/weekly route packs and KPIs. - Work with Sales on pricing for special routes. - Continuously improve based on actuals vs plan. - Train coordinators on route logic and exceptions. Education & Experience: - BCom (Operations/Statistics) or Diploma + analytics certs. - 2–4 years in transport planning/courier/parcel. Skills & Tools: - Excel/BI, routing software (OptimoRoute/OR-Tools/TMS), geo-thinking. KPIs: - Cost/stop, on-time delivery %, km/utilization, variance vs plan. Compensation (Kenya): KES 100,000–180,000 + performance bonus. Figures are client estimates and vary with experience and interview outcomes. Benefits: - Medical, data, training. Growth Path: - Senior Planner → Transport Manager → Network Planning Lead. Ideal hierarchy and expected promotion cycle.