Transportation Planner - 2nd Shift

Transportation Planner

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GEODIS specializes in unlocking business value in a complex world, ensuring seamless movement of goods worldwide. As a global third-party logistics provider (3PL), we power A Better Way to Deliver for the world's top brands and manufacturers. Fuel your career with GEODIS and discover endless growth opportunities.

Look what you'll get by joining the GEODIS team!

• Get Good Money - Fair pay and some jobs come with bonus opportunities.
• Get the Right Job/Right Schedule - Part-time, full-time, seasonal - days, nights, weekends, and even gig work. We have the job and shift you want.*
• Get Paid Early - Pay day as early as you want. Access your earnings on demand.
• Get Free Healthcare - Access to telemedicine from day 1 at no cost. Other benefit options include healthcare, dental, vision at affordable costs after a short waiting period.*
• Get a Break - Paid holidays, time off, short-term disability and new parent leave are a few of the ways we support time away from work to take care of your life.*
• Stay Safe - We pride ourselves on a safe, clean and healthy work environment for everyone.
• Get a Voice - We are always asking our teammates to tell us how to make their experience working at GEODIS even better.
• Get Promoted - When you are ready to take the next step in your career, we will be there to support you. We promote about 10% of our warehouse workers each year.
• Get a Boost - Our GEODIS Compassion Fund makes one-time grants to teammates who have experienced unexpected catastrophes.
• Get Involved - Volunteer in your community or donate to the GEODIS Foundation or GEODIS Compassion Fund.
• Have Fun - Work with fun, supportive people just like you!
• Find Your Place - We value diversity and seek to provide an inclusive culture. Join an Employee Resource Group, participate in an international lunch, or celebrate your heritage to find your place of belonging.
• Find Your Future - Whether you are interested in the opportunity to work seasonally or looking to launch your career, GEODIS is the place!

*Eligibility varies based on location, job, employee type, or length of service.

What you will be doing:

• Consolidates client orders into optimal load profiles and assigns carriers to loads utilizing the Transportation Management System (TMS)
• Responsible for load planning, optimization, routing, and scheduling of all transportation modes
• Develops and implements final stage system parameters that drive system load assignments that identify, build, and book hundreds of loads per day in compliance with client routing expectations, driving monetary impact to client
• Respond to client needs by answering e-mails, and calls, tracking and moving shipments
• Serves as the daily direct point of contact for clients; direct point of contact for client issues that require immediate attention
• Recommends corrective action to clients or executives to adjust customer complaints
• From a macro level, monitors and ensures on-time pick-up and delivery based on reports provided by Transportation Sr Coordinators and Coordinators daily
• Negotiates with carriers daily and makes decisions on behalf of client within individual client parameters (e.g., up to $1,000 within the lowest rate); makes best financial decision as representative for client
• Expedites shipments, when necessary, on behalf of client
• Creates, analyzes, and presents financial and service reports to clients on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis; provides load exception reporting
• Responsible for leading daily, weekly, and monthly meetings with client and GEODIS leadership, as required
• Leads carrier on-boarding calls and performance calls on behalf of client(s) to ensure carrier leadership and Operations personnel handle freight in accordance with client's expectations
• Develops materials for and leads client QBR meetings (client executives, GEODIS executives, Transportation Management groups, etc.)
• Responsible for the development and execution of strategic initiatives that improve service, financial savings, efficiency, productivity, and communication to client and GEODIS
• Develops cost saving opportunities more than at least $20,000 per assigned client per year
• Works with IT implementation team to validate and improve TMS performance; assists with strategic initiatives to increase automation and efficiency
• Determines work procedures related to assigned clients and ensures that the Book of SOPs is accurate; provides quarterly updates to Training Administrator
• Coordinates with FAP on invoice resolution and carrier escalation
• Validates and approves accrual reports provided by Central Billing Team before clients are billed each week
• Provides cross-training to coordinators, senior planners, and supervisors as each is expected to be able to step in and support client(s) at any given time; is cross trained on operational responsibilities for at least two additional clients to support when needed

What you need:

• Minimum 2 years of related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum 1 year experience in customer service or coordinator role
• Experience with Transportation Management Systems
• Experience with optimization tools preferred
• PC literate with experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Access, and Excel
• Excellent written and oral communication skills that demonstrate a proven ability to develop relationships with a range of internal and external customers
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to multitask

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Job Duties as documented in this job description are considered "Essential Functions" and have been created by the standards of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) require that employees be able to perform "Essential Functions" of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the "Essential Functions".

More about GEODIS

GEODIS is a global third-party logistics provider powering the supply chains of some of the top brands and manufacturers. Our legacy of excellence in supply chain solutions spans decades. Come find your future with us as we shape the future of logistics. Visit www.workatGEODIS.com to learn more.