LDD Planner

The Suddath Companies • Jacksonville, FL

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

Why Choose Suddath to “Move” your Career to the Next Level? At Suddath, you can be part of something special and inclusive! Join a team that has a 100+ year reputation for excellence as an innovative, growing and financially stable company that is dedicated to promoting a culture that thrives on inclusion and diversity. From numerous awards to being recognized as one of the best places to work, Suddath offers a caring, family environment while providing relocation and logistics services to people and companies all around the world. This is an on-site position in Jacksonville, Florida. The position is able to work Virtual for candidates with experience that do not live in the Jacksonville, FL area. Summary: Plan loads out of specific geographical region; review capacity and details of loads in order to efficiently plan available capacity; work with United and hauling partners to cover all tonnage

Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritize and re-prioritize as situations and needs change throughout the workday
• Ability to multi-task and organize workflow to manage daily responsibilities, meet deadlines and prioritize work
• Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills required
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent attention to detail and follow through
• Ability to work under deadlines and specific time frames
• Ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with internal and external customers
• Ability to demonstrate initiative and to work with minimum supervision
• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Knowledge of MS Word; MS Excel and AS 400.

Responsibilities

• Monitor van operators for next assignment
• Plan household goods shipments originating in a specific geographic location
• Analyze loads for viability based on load dates, delivery dates, line haul and revenue per mile
• Assign van operators to shipments according to factors such as: origin and destination, weight of shipment and customer requirements
• Monitor deviation from planned size of shipment and expected delivery time
• Equitably distribute work and revenue among van operator fleet
• Investigate late arrivals due to equipment failure and reports to necessary parties involved
• Direct activities of van operators by phone, e-mail and other tracking measures
• Confer with move coordinators to expedite or locate missing, misrouted, or delayed household shipments
• Establish delivery routes for most advantageous use of time, fuel and driver efficiency
• Build relationships with van operators, ensuring a positive work environment and overall retention of driver workforce

Benefits

• A competitive wage with a comprehensive benefits package, including a 401(k) plan with company matching
• Weekly pay for hourly-paid employees. Biweekly pay for salaried employees.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid company holidays
• A tuition reimbursement plan where employees are encouraged to continue their education and development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level