Transportation Planner

Lennox International • Richardson, TX

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, responsible for ensuring products reach their destinations safely, securely, and on time. Manages regional transportation activities and executes carrier selection, freight optimization, compliance initiatives, and cost reduction programs within an assigned region.

Requirements

• Associate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant transportation or logistics experience.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Time management and organizational skills.
• Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Quality management and process improvement capabilities.
• Knowledge of TMS, SAP, and Excel.
• Transportation planning and analytical skills.
• Understanding of LTL, Truckload, and Intermodal transportation modes.
• Requires an associate degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Requires at least 2 years relevant experience.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong time management and organization skills.
• Communication skills and ability to work well with other cross functional teams.
• Quality management skills.
• Knowledge of TMS, SAP, Excel systems.
• Planning skills.
• Understanding various transportation modes: LTL, Truck Load, Intermodal.

Responsibilities

• Execute carrier and mode selection for Lennox shipments.
• Manage loss and damage claims.
• Coordinate Lennox private fleet routing activities.
• Manage regional freight compliance for all shipping locations within assigned region.
• Ensure transportation services meet required quality and service standards.
• Develop and implement processes that improve transportation efficiency and organization.
• Execute annual transportation cost reduction projects aligned with corporate objectives.
• Deliver regional freight savings initiatives with annual targets exceeding $100,000.
• Analyze transportation performance metrics and identify improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with distribution centers, carriers, procurement, and operations teams.
• Support transportation audits and compliance reviews.

Benefits

• tuition reimbursement
• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• prescription drug coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• short-term disability insurance
• 8 weeks paid birthing leave
• 2 weeks paid bonding leave
• life and long-term disability insurance
• 12 days paid time off
• 2 paid well-being days
• 1 paid volunteer day
• 12 paid holidays
• 3 floating holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree