Transportation Planner

Bachelor’s degree preferred
2 years’ Supply Chain / Logistics / DC Operations preferred
Proven ability to work in a highly collaborative, team oriented, fast-paced environment
Strong analytical skills
Strong work ethic with a high degree of flexibility to work in an ever-changing environment
Strong interpersonal skills, self-motivated, well organized
Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
Demonstrate effective problem solving, sense of urgency
Willingness to take ownership, with demonstrated values of accountability, service, integrity, and innovation
Advanced Excel skills
Preferred experience with TMS and As400

Responsible for deliveries from pick up at a domestic location through receipt into the ship centers including systemically put away.
Provide weekly, monthly and quarterly pallet delivery forecast.
Responsible for collaborating with DCs, Accounts Payable and merchants to resolve OS&D issues.
Holding vendors and carrier accountable to the routing guide and ensure all charge backs have been implemented, follow up with payment status.
Work with carriers to logically schedule inbound volume, prioritizing hot freight, while smoothing flow and mitigating costs.
Monitor aging cargo / shipments approaching last free day’ emails and forward to appropriate trucking group.
Update TMS with upcoming shipping volume, by DC, including POs, carton totals by PO, trailer, and shipment.
Monitor TMS daily, routing and tracking freight.
Maintain carrier and vendor KPIs.
Monitor TMS daily, work with carriers, ship centers, to ensure empty trailers are moved to outbound pools.
Moderate weekly calls with each DC, Carrier, Supply Chain to review upcoming volume, domestic transportation network, upcoming holiday closures, discuss equipment and driver availability, DC labor, additional support needed.
Support a collaborative, innovative, and results-oriented environment with a cross-functional team.
Notify buying teams of delays in shipments, Pos, and RTS dates.
Strong focus on process improvement.