Transportation Planner

Ross Stores•Fort Mill, SC

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

Develop and execute the consistent movement of inventory throughout the supply chain at competitive costs within required performance levels. This position must provide a high level of customer service and communicate professionally and accurately to internal and external business partners.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or work equivalent
2-4 years transportation experience required
2-4 years TMS experience
Transportation Retail experience
High level working knowledge of Microsoft word, Excel and Access required
Must pass MS Word, and Excel aptitude testing

Responsibilities

Develop, execute, monitor and measure all logistics activities associated with the movement of freight throughout the Ross Transportation network, as assigned for specific origins/destinations, providing accurate freight movement at reasonable costs.
Review and oversight of TMS submission accuracy and revisions.
Execution of routing activities by processing area, division and region, to support specific inventory levels as defined.
Track and accountable for on time performance metrics in support of a complex transportation network with unique attributes specifically associated with an off-price retail model.
Accountable for the movement and arrival of freight within a small “on time” delivery window with accuracy.
Decision making and accountability to achieve in transit and in yard inventory levels on a daily basis across the complex transportation model. Adapt and adjust routing plans and activities as production plans, inventory levels or performance expectations are modified.
Daily execution, tracking, and performance management of a complex multi-modal solution to include combinations of steamship lines, drayage, intermodal providers, dedicated fleets, consolidators, LTL, truckload, etc.
Proactively develop contingency planning to minimize disruption across the supply chain network.
Dynamically adjust to successfully manage peak planning activities unique to critical holiday requirements.
Researching, solving and communicating collaboratively with internal and external customers. Examples include premium brand Vendors, Sourcing partners, Merchants, Buying Agents, Brokers, Providers), Distribution Centers, and Loss Prevention groups.
Proactively communicates risks and requires a high level of customer service.
Provide competitive costs to meet budgetary requirements. Development and implement cost savings and/or service improvement programs generating overall value to the company.
Responsible for third party oversight and accountability to performance levels.
Set and communicate clear expectations.
Recommends and escalates internally to adjust from plan, as appropriate, to support required service levels, costs controls and inventory levels.
Accountable to manage and resolve third party’s performance issues, working with the provider to modify issues in progress to meet required expectations.
Regularly review and hold carriers accountable for improvements to performance levels.