Load Planner

Kelly Services; Brampton; Hybrid; CAD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Kelly Services is seeking a Load Planner in Brampton, ON, to coordinate and optimize freight movements across the transportation network. You will manage daily load planning activities, collaborating with buyers, vendors, dispatch teams and carriers to ensure timely deliveries.

The role includes hybrid work with four days in the office and one day from home, typically from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in transportation or logistics, a post-secondary education in SCM, and

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in transportation, logistics, or dispatch operations.
• Proficiency with Excel and data analysis.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute daily over-the-road freight movements to ensure timely deliveries.
• Optimize load planning, truck utilization, routing, and shipment consolidation.
• Coordinate with suppliers and dispatch teams to ensure freight readiness.
• Identify and resolve scheduling conflicts and transportation disruptions.
• Maintain clear communication with stakeholders regarding shipment updates and changes.
• Monitor and track shipments to ensure schedules and performance standards.
• Analyze transportation data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.

Skills

3–5 years experience

Excel data analysis

Verbal & written communication

Microsoft Office 365

Education

Post-secondary education in Supply Chain Management

Job description

Job Title: Load Planner

Location: Brampton, ON

• Pay: $25/hour
• Work Schedule: Monday to Friday
• Work Arrangement: 4 days in office and 1 day working from home
• Working Hours: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Position Summary:

We are seeking a detail-oriented Load Planner to join our team, responsible for coordinating and optimizing freight movements. You will manage daily load planning activities to ensure the efficient and timely movement of goods across our transportation network while collaborating with buyers, vendors, dispatch teams, and carriers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and execute daily over-the-road (OTR) freight movements to ensure timely deliveries.
• Optimize load planning, truck utilization, routing, and shipment consolidation.
• Coordinate with suppliers and dispatch teams to ensure freight readiness.
• Identify and resolve scheduling conflicts and transportation disruptions.
• Maintain clear communication with stakeholders regarding shipment updates and operational changes.
• Monitor and track shipments to ensure compliance with schedules and performance standards.
• Analyze transportation data to identify trends and opportunities for process improvement.

Qualifications:

• 3–5 years of experience in transportation, logistics, or dispatch operations.
• Post-secondary education in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or a related field is preferred.
• Strong understanding of load planning, carrier capacity management, and transportation execution.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365, particularly Excel, with strong data analysis capabilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a customer-focused attitude.

What We’re Looking For:

• A proactive problem-solver with strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• A commitment to operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Why Kelly®?

As a worker today, it’s up to you to take charge of your career and look for opportunities to learn, grow and achieve your potential. Helping you find what’s next is what we’re all about. We know what’s going on in the evolving world of work—just ask the nearly 500,000 people we employ each year. Connecting with us means getting the support, guidance and opportunities needed to take your career where you may have never imagined.

About Kelly®

At Kelly, we’re always thinking about what’s next and advising job seekers on new ways of working to reach their full potential. In fact, we’re a leading advocate for temporary/non-traditional workstyles, because we believe they allow flexibility and tremendous growth opportunities that enable a better way to work and live. Connecting great people with great companies is what we do best and our employment opportunities span a wide variety of workstyles, skill levels and industries around the world.

Kelly is an equal opportunity employer committed to employing a diverse workforce and providing accommodations for people with disabilities in all parts of the hiring process as required under its Employment Accommodation Policy. Kelly will work with applicants to meet accommodation needs that are made known to Kelly in advance.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees a group benefit program that includes extended healthcare (drug plan, professional and medical services), dental, life, and emergency travel assistance. In addition, employees are entitled to holiday and vacation pay in accordance with provincial labour law. Please note: The following benefits reflect Kelly's general offerings. Eligibility may vary by assignment, location and job type. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-canadian/#benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community in Canada.

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About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing a workplace environment that is inclusive and respects the dignity of those in our workforce. Consistent with that commitment, Kelly will ensure that persons who are otherwise able to work are not unfairly excluded from doing so based upon any grounds protected by applicable human rights legislation, and will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate the needs of applicants and employees in all employment processes including but not limited to, hiring, advancement, discharge, compensation, or training.

Kelly may use AI-powered tools during the recruitment and hiring process. For full details, including how Kelly uses AI, your rights, and how to request a reasonable accommodation, visit the Recruitment Artificial Intelligence Notice (https://www.kellyservices.com/hubfs/myKelly/Resources/Employment_Policies/Recruitment-Artificial-Intelligence-Notice.pdf?hsLang=en) .