Lead Load Planner (Supply Chain/Logistics)

Penske Careers • East Greenville, PA

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About The Position

Penske Logistics is looking for a Lead Load Planner to become part of an excellent team. This is a great opportunity for an individual who is self-motivated, has strong analytical and computer skills, strong attention to detail and is enthusiastic to work in a customer-centric environment. This position coordinates all processes and functions of load planning and freight movement.

Requirements

• self-motivated
• strong analytical and computer skills
• strong attention to detail
• enthusiastic to work in a customer-centric environment

Responsibilities

• Support supervisor on process management activities and customer communication
• Indirect team management responsibilities delegated by Supervisor or Account manager
• Shift management responsibilities for a single customer or across customer
• Requires travelling to be on Penske or customer on-site locations
• Run metrics and measures to manage process controls
• Train the team on load planning activities and update SOP periodically
• Plan and optimize shipments into loads using Penske’s Transportation Management System
• Tender freight requirements to 3rd Party Carriers
• Maintain Transportation Management systems
• Respond to internal and external customer inquiries
• Act as first/second level escalation for customer inquiries
• Works with Operations Managers to ensure customer expectations are met
• Other projects and tasks as assigned by supervisor
• Stay current on the customer's industry

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees