Bulk Transportation Planner - Beachwood, OH

Master Builders Solutions Admixtures US•Beachwood, OH

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Bulk Transportation Planner is responsible for day-to-day planning, scheduling, tracking, and successful completion of outbound bulk shipments within an assigned geographic region. Reporting to the Bulk Load Planning Team Lead, the role coordinates with Customer Support, Sales, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and bulk carriers to align customer demand with raw-material and finished-goods availability, manufacturing capabilities, carrier capacity, and specialized equipment needs. The planner uses sales forecasts, customer inventory data, telemetry-based tools, and available transportation capacity to anticipate demand and address potential service constraints. The position focuses on optimizing outbound bulk lanes, improving asset utilization, managing transportation costs, and providing safe, reliable, on-time customer service. The position is based in the Beachwood, Ohio office, with minimal to no travel required. Standard office operating hours for most roles are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; employees should consult their supervisor about specific hours needed to support business operations. Employees are expected to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
At least 3 years of transportation logistics experience; the posting specifies a minimum range of 3–5 years.
Ability to manage multiple time-sensitive shipments, changing priorities, and operational constraints in a fast-paced environment.
Strong planning, analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making skills.
Effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to build productive relationships with internal teams and external partners.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in logistics, supply chain, business, operations, or a related field preferred.
5 or more years of transportation logistics experience preferred.
Experience in bulk liquid transportation, tank-truck operations, chemical manufacturing, construction chemicals, or concrete admixtures preferred.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications preferred.
Experience with ERP, transportation-management, order-management, telemetry, or shipment-tracking systems preferred.
Familiarity with transportation cost drivers, carrier performance management, specialized bulk equipment, and applicable safety and regulatory requirements preferred.

Responsibilities

Plan and schedule outbound bulk shipments based on customer requirements, inventory and production availability, manufacturing capabilities, carrier capacity, and specialized equipment needs.
Review open orders, sales forecasts, requested delivery dates, customer inventory levels, and telemetry information to develop daily and forward-looking transportation plans.
Assign and sequence shipments to improve routing efficiency, equipment utilization, driver productivity, and transportation cost while meeting customer commitments.
Manage shipments from initial planning through loading, transit, delivery, and confirmation of completion, maintaining accurate information in applicable systems.
Monitor carrier acceptance, capacity fulfillment, equipment positioning, loading progress, shipment status, pickup and delivery performance, responsiveness, and adherence to operating requirements.
Proactively resolve or escalate capacity shortages, production delays, equipment conflicts, missed appointments, and other service risks, and communicate recovery plans to affected stakeholders.
Coordinate the availability and positioning of tank trailers, tractors, drivers, and other specialized bulk-delivery equipment in the assigned region.
Work with carriers and internal stakeholders to anticipate capacity and asset needs based on forecasted volume, customer inventory, seasonal demand, planned outages, and new business requirements.
Identify equipment shortages, imbalances, idle assets, and underutilized capacity, and recommend scheduling or repositioning actions.
Serve as a primary day-to-day operational contact for assigned bulk carriers, communicating forecasted needs, shipment requirements, capacity expectations, and schedule changes.
Address routine carrier issues and document recurring capacity or service gaps for escalation, corrective action, and carrier performance reviews.
Partner with Customer Support, Sales, Finance, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to understand customer priorities, demand forecasts, order changes, production schedules, inventory availability, loading capacity, and operational constraints.
Optimize shipment planning to reduce empty miles, avoid unnecessary asset repositioning, improve equipment utilization, and minimize premium freight and avoidable accessorial costs.
Recommend and support improvements to transportation systems, scheduling practices, carrier processes, customer requirements, and cross-functional workflows.
Ensure carriers receive accurate product, equipment, delivery-site, and customer-specific handling instructions.
Immediately escalate safety incidents, spills, contamination concerns, equipment failures, product-quality issues, and suspected compliance concerns.