Transportation Planner

Ashley Furniture Industries•Sunnyvale, TX

8h•Onsite

About The Position

As a Transportation Planner, you will be a key player in logistics operations, responsible for managing freight flows, trailer assets, and carrier capacity across a defined region. Your decisions will directly impact service levels, cost control, and operational efficiency. This role is critical to balancing freight demand, trailer assets, and carrier capacity, helping to deliver consistent service, reduce costs, and maintain a high-performing transportation network.

Requirements

Background in freight planning, carrier coordination, or transportation operations.
Ability to interpret freight data, lane performance, and cost metrics to make fast, informed decisions.
Strong verbal and written skills to collaborate with internal teams and external partners.
Resourceful and proactive in resolving freight challenges and capacity issues.
Familiarity with transportation management systems (TMS), load planning tools, and Microsoft Office Suite.

Nice To Haves

Experience with trailer pool management or TMS platforms is a plus.

Responsibilities

Coordinate inbound and outbound freight within a 24–72 hour window, ensuring optimal trailer utilization and on-time delivery across our transportation network.
Monitor and adjust trailer pool allocations to reduce idle assets and improve turn times at customer locations.
Analyze lane-level data to match freight demand with available carrier capacity, making strategic decisions to accept, decline, or reroute freight based on cost, service, and network impact.
Partner with Customer Service, Sales, and Area Managers to align freight volumes with network commitments and develop proactive solutions for capacity constraints.
Respond to dynamic freight needs by securing additional capacity, adjusting schedules, and leveraging transportation management systems (TMS) to maintain service and profitability.
Maintain precise records in TMS, validate billing details, and ensure all freight planning data is entered correctly for operational transparency.