Order & Logistics Planner

Company details

Founded in Belgium, Lutosa has been active for over 40 years.
The company employs 1,200 people across two production sites manufacturing frozen and chilled fries, frozen specialties, and dehydrated potato flakes. Through 24 subsidiaries and sales offices around the world, Lutosa exports 94% of its production to 136 countries.

Working at Lutosa means joining a Belgian family-owned company with an international reach. It’s an opportunity to grow your skills alongside colleagues with diverse and rich profiles.

Job Details

Function

Main Responsibilities

Order Release

• Classify customer orders by collection date (truck & container flows) based on inputs from the sales teams.
• Determine the loading location.
• Check product availability (stock, lead time, temperature).
• Ensure strict compliance with FEFO.
• Perform inter-site transfers as needed to meet constraints.
• Inform planning, production, and sales teams of any deviations impacting delivery deadlines.
• Authorize and follow up on order change requests to ensure the loading matches customer requirements.
• Manage “Samples” procedures (products & marketing): planning and execution.

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Deployment & Storage Planning

• Propose and execute a deployment plan for storage or transfers in collaboration with the logistics team.
• Organize daily replenishment of finished products in internal and external storage locations, ensuring FEFO compliance.
• Develop a weekly deployment and storage plan for finished goods, optimizing transfers and customer loadings while balancing cost and operational constraints.
• Ensure storage/transfers are fully closed (quantity and inbound delivery).

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Procedures & Continuous Improvement

• Actively participate in the development of delivery release procedures.
• Draft and manage related documentation.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of processes and working methods.

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Safety & Prevention

• Ensure personal safety and that of colleagues in line with company rules.
• Contribute to accident, incident, and risk analysis for the role.
• Participate in safety training sessions.
• Support the prevention policy by:
  • Reporting hazards and anomalies via the “Report Hazards” logbook.
  • Conducting behavioral observations and reporting unsafe behaviors (BOS).

Profile

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in logistics (or equivalent).

• Experience: 3–4 years in a similar role.

• Soft skills: Stress-resistant, rigorous, organized, strong interpersonal skills, initiative-driven

Offer

• A varied and rewarding role within a market-leading company, part of the McCain group.

• A pleasant work environment in a dynamic, innovation-driven team.

• Training opportunities and career progression.

• An attractive salary package with additional benefits.

Languages

• Languages: Good command of French and English.