Logistics Planner

Title: Logistics Planner
Salary Range: $69,000 - $71,0000
Status: Exempt
Location: Springfield, OH
Reports to: Logistics Supervisor

GENERAL DISCRIPTION / PRIMARY PURPOSE:
Plans, schedules, executes, and manages routing plans with transportation service providers to support the Inbound and Outbound flow of the companies raw materials and finished goods for our Plants, Warehouses, Suppliers, and Customers in North America.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS / DUTIES OF THE POSITION:
• Works in a collaborative way with Plant and Supply Chain Materials/Product Planners, Plant Schedulers, Logistics, Customer Service, Sales and other Transportation associates
• Regular and daily engagement with company customer service, production planning, harvest, and cooling operations groups to ensure superior customer service
• Develops and analyzes daily/weekly order demand into load plans and routings that meet the companies cost and service objectives
• Executes plans and load tenders through the companies transportation and business systems
• Responsible for day-to-day engagement, performance and issue management of transportation service providers
• Develop, build, and maintain relationships with carrier’s operational and customer service resources
• Review and approve freight invoices, exceptions, and support claims investigation & settlement process
• Maintain company service provider information, lanes, rates and tariffs in company transportation systems
• Assists management team in providing rate and routing information for customer proformas
• Monitor costs and rates to achieve departmental goals
• Complete assigned reports and analysis as defined
• Identify, support, and champion process improvements as required to ensuring best practices and SOPs defined and implemented.
• Support and contribute on Logistics and Transportation projects as assigned
• Provide service and support as business needs require during after hours, weekend, and holiday periods and work extended hours as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES:
• 3-5 years of transportation and/or logistics experience in a specialist, coordinator, or planner role.
• Prefer candidates with experience in consumer, food, or retail transportation/logistics in a high volume, fast paced supply chain.
• Experience in planning and managing FTL Refrigerated services is a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communications, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Strong computer skills with Microsoft Office products and Excel.
• Experience in working with web based TMS applications, Logistics systems, or other enterprise business applications
• Knowledge of transportation, shipping and receiving procedures and practices.
• Self-starter, with the ability to work under pressure and with time constraints.
• Must have the ability to make quick, comparative decisions.
• Can follow and expand on direction as needed. Work across, interact, and influence other functional groups at all levels.
• Ability to understand and follow posted work rules/procedures.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
• Ability to bend, stoop, and lift up to 25 pounds. Ability to sit for extended periods of time, use a telephone, communicate with customers and co-

WORK HOUR & TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
• Ability to work beyond normal business hours, weekends, rotating shifts preferred/required.
• Employee will be scheduled to work M-F 7AM to 4PM or 8AM to 5PM.
• Schedule subject to change due to business requirements.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain or Business Management preferred.
• Or equivalent logistics, transportation, or supply chain work experience.

EEO STATEMENT: We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws:
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) English
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Spanish
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) English
Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) Spanish
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)