Load Planner Jobs

Position Summary:

Penske Logistics is looking for a Load Planner to become part of an excellent team. This is a great opportunity for an individual who is self-motivated, has strong analytical and computer skills, strong attention to detail and is enthusiastic to work in a customer-centric environment. This position coordinates all processes and functions of load planning and freight movement.

Major Responsibilities:

• Handle rate negotiations with carriers on a spot rate basis
• Provide visibility to management and the customer by tracking, process over-sight, auditing, researching and troubleshooting operational issues or functions.
• Process customer orders, plan & optimize shipments into loads, tender freight to third-party carriers
• Complete daily logs and trackers
• Coordinates with carriers to ensure on-time delivery by tracking trucks for pick-up, estimating times of arrival and delivery, and recovering loads when necessary
• Provides load exception investigation and reporting
• Other projects and tasks as assigned by supervisor
• Weighs alternative financial decisions before taking action
• Provide detailed instruction to various customers & associates from other shifts by phone and e-mail
• Identify cost savings opportunities for the customer
• Update Transportation Management System with current shipment information.

Qualifications:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, criminal history, and drug screening) required.
• Must be able to learn and regularly operate various computer systems across different platforms
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize time sensitive situations in a fast paced environment
• Ability to work First, Second and Third Shift as needed. Flexibility with scheduling required.
• Two (2) plus years of experience in Transportation/Supply Chain preferred
• Strong customer focus
• Strong organizational skills
• Advanced desktop computer skills including Microsoft Excel and Outlook required
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Supply Chain Management preferred
• Ability to develop and maintain professional working relationships with customers as well as Penske associates
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to adapt in a dynamic environment

Physical Requirements:

• The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.
• The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Function: Logistics & Supply Chain

Job Family: Operations

Address: 3700 Crestwood Parkway Suite 850

Primary Location: US-GA-Duluth

Employer: Penske Logistics LLC

Req ID: 2325568