Senior Transporation Planner

Saputo Inc.•Milwaukee, WI

4d•$73,815 - $92,270•Hybrid

About The Position

At Saputo, the Senior Transportation Planner supports load planning and distribution operations for truckload and LTL orders. The role analyzes distribution plans, identifies opportunities to consolidate orders into multi-stop truckloads, and routes shipments to meet individual customer delivery requirements. It works to improve freight efficiency and transportation metrics, including payload utilization, late-delivery impact, on-time performance, and savings. The planner provides high-quality service to internal and external customers and works closely with customer service representatives, plant and distribution center personnel, carriers, and transportation managers. Responsibilities include planning pickups of purchased products and interplant movements to Saputo distribution centers, resolving service and carrier issues, analyzing operational data and reports, and identifying ways to prevent service issues and improve carrier performance. The role also mentors and trains new load planners and covers for other members of the transportation planning team. The position is hybrid, with four days in the office and one day remote. The listed salary range is $73,815–$92,270, with offers varying based on experience, education, skills, and training.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, or a related field, or equivalent job experience.
At least 3–5 years of experience in the transportation field.
Transportation operations experience.
Strong communication, planning, analytical, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
Experience participating on cross-functional teams.
Ability to develop relationships with all levels of management.

Nice To Haves

Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) experience.

Responsibilities

Analyze complex distribution plans to support load planning for truckload and LTL orders.
Identify opportunities to consolidate orders into multi-stop truckloads and route shipments to meet each customer's delivery requirements.
Find optimal freight solutions that improve operational efficiency and transportation metrics, including payload utilization, late-delivery impact, on-time performance, and savings.
Mentor and train new load planners.
Provide coverage for absent members of the Transportation planning team.
Assist Transportation managers with data analysis and implementation of cost-effective solutions.
Analyze historical data trends to guide future operational efficiencies.
Generate and analyze daily, weekly, and periodic reports from TMS/ERP as required.
Provide quality transportation service to internal and external customers, working with customer service representatives, plant and distribution center personnel, and carriers to resolve service issues.
Plan transportation for pickups of purchased products and interplant movements to Saputo Distribution Centers.
Proactively identify ways to prevent service issues and continuously improve carrier performance.
Develop strong working relationships with major carriers and resolve carrier issues, including rerouting loads, in-transit issues, and support for overage, shortage, and damage (OS&D) matters.