PLANNER, DISTRIBUTION

Belden Inc•Tucson, AZ

11d

About The Position

The Warehouse Workflow Planner is responsible for planning and controlling the daily flow of outbound orders to the warehouse. Using SAP S/4HANA ERP, including VL10, the planner reviews eligible orders, creates deliveries and shipments, and releases work to the warehouse team for picking and packing. The role monitors daily order requirements, prioritizes releases according to shipping schedules and business needs, and coordinates completed orders with customers, assigned carriers, and the warehouse to support on-time shipment execution. The planner serves as a key coordination point between warehouse operations and logistics, communicating priorities, changes, expedites, holds, and special customer requirements, and escalating orders at risk of missing commitments.

Requirements

Experience in logistics, transportation, order fulfillment, or warehouse planning.
Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA or SAP ERP, including outbound delivery and shipment processing.
Working knowledge of warehouse picking, packing, staging, and shipping processes.
Experience coordinating shipments with customers, carriers, and 3PL warehouse providers.
Strong planning, prioritization, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to manage multiple orders and changing priorities in a fast-paced logistics environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience using SAP VL10 for delivery creation is strongly preferred.
Understanding of parcel, LTL, FTL, and customer-routed shipping processes is preferred.

Responsibilities

Review daily outbound order requirements and determine which orders should be released to the warehouse.
Prioritize orders based on requested ship dates, customer requirements, carrier schedules, and urgent business needs.
Maintain visibility of the daily warehouse workload and release orders in a controlled manner to support efficient picking and packing.
Monitor open, pending, urgent, and overdue orders throughout the day.
Communicate daily priorities, changes, and expedites to the warehouse team.
Use SAP S/4HANA VL10 to review orders and create outbound deliveries.
Create and process shipments in SAP based on scheduled and priority orders.
Release deliveries and shipments to the warehouse for picking and packing.
Monitor order and delivery status in SAP through shipment readiness.
Investigate delivery or shipment exceptions and coordinate resolution with appropriate teams.
Monitor packed orders and coordinate shipment arrangements once freight is ready.
Coordinate routing and pickup requirements directly with customers for customer-routed shipments.
Coordinate shipments with assigned parcel, LTL, FTL, or freight carriers, as applicable.
Arrange carrier bookings or routing requests based on shipment requirements.
Provide required shipping information and documentation to the warehouse and carrier.
Follow up on shipment status to support timely dispatch and prevent missed pickups.
Serve as the key coordination point between warehouse operations and logistics for daily outbound workflow.
Communicate order priorities, holds, changes, expedites, and special customer requirements.
Escalate orders at risk of missing shipping commitments or customer requirements.