Cardinal Health-posted 4 months ago
$20 - $30/Yr
Full-time
5,001-10,000 employees

The Transportation Planner applies broad knowledge to ensure the integrity, quality, and accuracy of the facility’s transportation plans, which can include but is not limited to: controlling order release schedules to the warehouse, building daily route schedules, optimizing orders, and monitoring carrier cost and performance. The Transportation Planner executes Transportation’s standard operating procedures (SOPs) and responds effectively to complex scenarios to ensure customers receive their orders.

  • Reviews and optimizes customer orders in WMS before releasing orders to warehouse for picking.
  • Optimization includes consideration for order weight, cube and transportation route density.
  • Makes decision to shifts orders between commercial carriers and private fleet based on cost and service considerations.
  • Coordinate daily execution of final mile shipments from Distribution center to customers.
  • Works with Fleet Manager to confirm routes, driver availability and their hours of service, along with equipment availability.
  • Collaborates with transportation team to maintain and confirm customer delivery requirements.
  • Reviews emergency orders and ensure all tickets are closed out each day.
  • Ensure all rush orders flow are processed according to standard operating procedure.
  • Follows transportation route guide to cover additional transportation capacity needs.
  • Follows up on customer order tracking requests.
  • Coordinates customer returns.
  • Drive efficiency and assist in budget accountability, identifies savings opportunities.
  • 2-4 years of related experience preferred.
  • 2 years of transportation experience preferred.
  • High School Diploma or GED preferred.
  • Excellent interpersonal, organizational and follow up skills.
  • Prior experience working with WMS and TMS systems preferred.
  • Medical, dental and vision coverage.
  • Paid time off plan.
  • Health savings account (HSA).
  • 401k savings plan.
  • Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay.
  • Flexible spending accounts (FSAs).
  • Short- and long-term disability coverage.
  • Work-Life resources.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Healthy lifestyle programs.
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