08700E - Planner, Logistics

Bakemark•Pico Rivera, CA

13d

About The Position

The Planner, Logistics uses a transportation management system (TMS) to coordinate and plan inbound, outbound, direct-ship, and backhaul shipments. The role ensures loads are tendered promptly so purchase and sales orders are delivered, resolving or escalating orders that are not confirmed as tendered. The planner coordinates with Purchasing, Operations, and Accounting to keep purchase orders moving through creation, change, receipt, and settlement, and monitors data such as routing locations, carrier rates, and vendor allowances. The position manages transportation activities between vendors, branches, and customers; analyzes shipping methods, routes, carriers, and freight lanes; and coordinates backhaul opportunities with buyers, suppliers, and operations managers while maintaining customer service. It also supports carrier negotiations, TMS data integrity, invoice auditing, and reporting on the TMS program.

Requirements

Two to five years of prior logistics and dispatch work experience.
Basic knowledge of supply chain and logistics.
Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from an accredited college or university.
Organized, detail-oriented, and results-oriented, with the ability to take on additional responsibilities.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team, and to take initiative.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret key performance indicator reports and technical data spreadsheets.
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference.
Ability to calculate rebates, cost savings, and cost of goods sold using fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions.
Basic computer experience with Windows, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and internet applications.

Nice To Haves

Time and project management skills.
Prior experience with TMS systems.

Responsibilities

Manage transportation activities to and from vendors, branches, and customers.
Ensure managed orders are tendered to carriers in a timely manner.
Coordinate and negotiate rates when routed orders are not confirmed, and retender orders when carriers reject loads or do not respond.
Maintain data integrity throughout the transportation management system.
Analyze and propose shipping methods, routing, or carriers that meet required parameters, specifications, and costs.
Analyze and update existing and potential carrier lanes for bids.
Analyze company fleet backhaul capabilities and coordinate buyers, suppliers, and operations managers without disrupting customer service.
Audit invoices by generating TMS carrier-invoicing documents for Accounting at the existing freight rate.
Create TMS-related reports and metrics for the Supervisor and Management.
Negotiate rates and service commitments with carriers to obtain appropriate service at reasonable rates.
Analyze buying patterns and vendors, and recommend consolidating less-than-truckload shipments from multiple suppliers into full truckloads.
Coordinate with Purchasing, Operations, and Accounting to ensure purchase orders progress through creation, change, receipt, and settlement.