Senior Transportation Planner

CONAGRA • Omaha, NE

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Transportation Manager, you will serve as a Senior Transportation Planner providing flexible, onsite coverage across Grocery & Snacks and Refrigerated & Frozen transportation planning teams. You will rotate between teams based on business need, stepping in to support daily execution, complex planning activities, and coverage gaps. This role is designed for an experienced planner who can adapt quickly, provide subject matter expertise, and support continuity of operations during periods of shifting demand.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or a related field preferred
• Three or more years of transportation, logistics, or related experience
• Working knowledge of Outlook, Excel, Oracle Transportation Management, and SAP
• Strong understanding of transportation concepts, terminology, and planning processes
• Proven problem‑solving and decision‑making skills in a fast‑paced environment
• Experience partnering with cross‑functional teams, including customer service, inventory deployment, warehousing, and project teams
• Prior experience training or mentoring employees on transportation systems, processes, and reporting tools

Responsibilities

• Execute end‑to‑end transportation planning activities to support daily shipment execution for customer and stock transfer orders
• Optimize load factors, select appropriate transportation modes, and ensure route guide compliance to support service and cost objectives
• Serve as a primary point of contact with customer service, warehousing, and inventory deployment partners to resolve carrier failures and service disruptions
• Use transportation systems and reporting tools to identify scheduling, on‑time delivery, and carrier performance issues and take corrective action
• Provide coverage for Grocery & Snacks and Refrigerated & Frozen planners during planned and unplanned absences
• Support seasonal volume increases, project‑driven demand, and quarter‑end execution and reporting needs
• Train and mentor new Transportation Planners, providing guidance on systems, standard processes, and best practices
• Act as a subject matter expert for transportation tools, including Oracle Transportation Management and Palantir
• Contribute to cross‑functional initiatives and assume complex planning responsibilities as needed
• Demonstrate flexibility as team assignments and priorities may change daily or weekly

Benefits

• Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
• Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
• Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement
• Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees