Operational Planner Administrative Support & Facilities

Professional Areas Administrative Support & Facilities

Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, we operate in over 100 countries and employ approximately 18,000 people globally.

As an operational planner located in the port of Ghent, you will welcome drivers at the reception desk and manage associated transport administration. You will also prepare and follow up operational planning, including blending, tank, production and loading activities. Working closely with internal departments, you will balance quality requirements and operational efficiency, contributing to continuous improvement of processes.

• Reception and support of drivers, transporters, visitors and contractors, including handling transport documentation for bulk trucks and containers
• Administrative processing of ship unloadings and loadings
• Maintaining active contact and streamlining communication with warehouses, transporters, cold storage facilities, drivers and customers via phone and email
• Yard management of the Ghent site in coordination with the internal Control Room department (ISPS regulations)
• Requesting and handling required certificates from official authorities (e.g., health certifications)
• Inventory and work order management in the ERP system (currently JDE, with a planned transition to SAP)
• Entering required registrations from cold storage facilities into designated systems
• Preparation of loading schedules and loading administration
• Preparation of blending, tank and production planning, considering quality, product forecasting, ongoing contracts and current stock levels
• Participation in Level 1 (toolbox) and Level 2 meetings (QSSHE, Maintenance, Planning, etc.)
• Supporting improvement processes related to digitization of administration
• Supporting and complying with applicable quality, safety, health and environmental regulations and programs

• Bachelor‑level education in Freight Forwarding, Distribution & Transport, Customs, Logistics, etc.
• Language skills:
  Dutch and English; knowledge of other languages is a plus
• Knowledge of planning, shipping, forwarding and logistics
• Basic understanding of customs procedures
• Proficiency in Excel and planning tools
• Knowledge of SAP is an asset

Work schedule:

Early shift (6:00 AM – 2:00 PM), late shift (2:00 PM – 10:00 PM), or day shift (8:00 AM – 4:30 PM); night shift (10:00 PM – 6:00 AM) only in very exceptional cases.

LDC is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

Sustainable value is at the heart of our purpose. We are passionate about creating fair and sustainable value for our business and for other stakeholders: our people, our business partners, the communities we touch and the environment around us.

We provide a dynamic and stimulating international environment that will stretch and develop your abilities and channel your skills and expertise with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

• A close and warm team
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Fringe benefits such as meal vouchers, hospitalisation and group insurance, ecocheques, salary sacrifice bike lease
• Flexible working
• Pension contributions
• Access to training and development