Load Planner
PS Logistics•Birmingham, AL
19h•Onsite
About The Position
To be successful as a Load Planner, one must be able to work with a sense of urgency while maintaining the responsibility for scheduling every inbound truck with an available load in your area.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree from a 4 year accredited college or university (Preferred)
- Microsoft Office knowledge
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Must be detail oriented, ability to multi-task, and have a great interpersonal skills
- 1-3 years of experience in transportation, operations, or safety is a plus!
- Strong ability to problem solve and work well under pressure
Nice To Haves
- 1-3 years of experience in transportation, operations, or safety is a plus!
- Bachelor's Degree from a 4 year accredited college or university (Preferred)
Responsibilities
- Schedule trucks to meet daily plant capacity
- Ensure carriers and drivers meet all PPE requirements for each plant
- Communicate with inside sales, shipping superintendent, and supply chain managers daily
- Provide timely customer service on any requests
- Negotiate competitive contract pricing with carriers
- Onboard new carriers as needed
- Send daily reports to plants
- Monitor and track carrier KPIs
- Utilize MercuryGate to ensure carrier compliance with load updating and invoicing
- Review and send weekly invoices to plants
- Keep shared tracking files up to date
- Update and organize company-shared drive
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
