Logistics Planner - Rosemont
Batory Foods•Rosemont, IL
•Onsite
About The Position
The Logistics Planner is responsible for day-to-day load planning in Batory Foods’ transportation management system (TMS) and tactical execution for customer and supplier accounts. The role requires proactive communication with internal and external customers and tracking and tracing exception, outbound, and inbound shipments. The position is based in the Rosemont, Illinois office and requires candidates to be authorized to work in the United States without current or future employment sponsorship.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Business, or Supply Chain.
- Five years of experience in logistics.
- Ability to lead and motivate individuals and groups.
- Ability to think creatively and strategically to mediate and negotiate with internal and external individuals and groups.
- Ability to overcome obstacles to cooperation and foster harmonious relations.
- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and planning skills.
- Effective oral communication skills and strong listening skills.
- Authorization to work in the United States without current or future employment sponsorship.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with a transportation management system (TMS) and/or BluJay Solutions.
- Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Responsibilities
- Exceed customer on-time pickup and delivery expectations through proactive analysis, prevention of service failures, and execution of inbound and outbound freight movements.
- Communicate consistently, professionally, promptly, and courteously with customers, including when relaying service failures or addressing difficult situations.
- Develop carrier relationships and secure carrier coverage for loads.
- Manage accessorial requests in the transportation management system and support financial procedures and operating metrics.
- Apply knowledge of transportation modes, rates, weights, volumes, pallets, and freight classes to customer shipping requirements.
- Verify shipment suitability, including weight, size, product, and special shipping requirements, and make necessary adjustments.
- Optimize customer orders into shipments using the most cost-effective approach.
- Coordinate and direct shipments and deliveries, including carrier equipment utilization.
- Communicate and obtain approval for expedited shipments or rates exceeding account-specific benchmark thresholds.
- Use the TMS to facilitate the full order lifecycle.
Benefits
- 14 paid holidays and an end-of-year holiday refresh break
- Health, vision, and dental insurance
- 401(k) and profit-sharing program
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Be Positively Excellent well-being program
- Term life insurance plan
- Standard disability plan
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Job Type
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