Logistics Specialist

Transportation Planner

Background & Purpose of the Job

Transportation Planners move quickly within a challenging environment to support our customers and their strategic goals. This cross-functional position allows Planners to gain a rich understanding of both, our customers and the Supply Chain. Team commitment, on-going business engagement and breakthrough thinking will be required to evaluate Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in an effort to identify distribution solutions that align *** and Customer strategies. *** offers a range of opportunities with a high focus on professional development and monthly reviews which will give you real responsibility from day one. The *** culture offers you an open, diverse, and collaborative work environment. We also provide the flexibility of agile work to meet your home-life balance.

Day to day you will be managing the transportation operations within ***’s factory network. You will be partnering with our Customer, Warehouse and Logistic partners to provide optimal on time service to our customers. You will also be balancing key KPI’s to drive efficiency and reduce costs. Strategically you will be evaluating losses and looking for trends to drive overall improvements across all metrics.

What You’ll Need To Succeed

What do the minimum requirements look like?

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or equivalent work experience.

• Minimum 2 years in Logistics and Supply Chain (or 6 if no Bachelor's degree attained)

• Experience using advanced Microsoft Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint and comfort using integrated computer systems.

What else is critical to your success? Your attitude. You love to work in an evolving and fast-paced environment and are a master at juggling multiple priorities with pressure to deliver on-time. You'll have an innate ability to translate numbers into stories and discuss them with a multitude of audiences. But most of all, you want to improve everything you touch, whether it be processes, problem solving or creative ways of being proactive. Strong communication and interpersonal skills required.