Logistics Planner

Logistics Planner – Domestic Transportation (Remote Atlanta, GA Metro Area) or (On-Site Savannah, GA)

Positions to Fill: 1

The purpose of this position is to ensure that freight from vendors picks up and delivers on time at the right cost, and that the system accurately reflects status of all loads. To achieve this, logistics planners must work with vendors, carriers, and DCs to ensure all parties are executing as desired and that each party is accountable for failures. Each planner is responsible for a single geographic region and is the business owner of that region.

The average planner will oversee 40-100 loads per week and be accountable for multi-million in annual freight spend.

• 25% Each Planner is the leader/business owner of their region to include, but not limited to, Dispatching, Customer Support, and Carrier Onboarding
• 25% Ensure all freight is tendered within 30 minutes of being made available & that load tenders follow the desired tendering strategy, to maintain optimal cost. Communicate, identify and log any recurring failures of the tendering strategy so they can be corrected
• 25% Ensure all loads are picked up and delivered on time. Review the loads in trouble report each day to identify loads that are delayed from pickup or delivery, and troubleshoot them until resolved
• 20% Ensure all vendors/carriers needed to operate a region are set up properly in TMS with regards to location IDs, payment terms & tendering strategy. Also responsible for Vendor On-boarding
• 5% Support emergency operations (hurricane response, ice storm recovery, etc.), sometimes requiring work at irregular times (weekends, nights) & irregular durations (double shifts, etc.)

• Years of Relevant
  
  Work Experience:
  
  2 years required, 3 years preferred
• Require High School Diploma or equivalent
• Experience with Microsoft 365 and Google Suite
• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

• Experience using Transportation Management Systems; IE Port Pro
• Rail ramp and port operations

• Medical Insurance for Employee
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Employer-Matched 401K
• Paid Time Off