Bulk Transportation Planner: Optimize Shipments & Capacity

Master Builders Solutions Admixtures US, LLC; Beachwood (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Master Builders Solutions Admixtures US, LLC in Beachwood, OH is seeking a Bulk Transportation Planner to manage daily planning, scheduling, and execution of outbound bulk shipments within an assigned region. You will coordinate with Customer Support, Sales, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to align demand with available capacity and ensure safe, reliable, and on-time service.

Responsibilities include reviewing orders and forecasts, sequencing shipments for efficiency, monitoring carrier

Qualifications

• Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree in logistics, supply chain, business, operations, or related field preferred.
• 3–5 years of transportation logistics experience; 5+ years preferred.
• Experience in bulk liquid transportation, tank-truck operations, chemical manufacturing, construction chemicals, or concrete admixtures preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple time-sensitive shipments in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule outbound bulk shipments based on customer requirements, inventory and production availability, manufacturing capabilities, carrier capacity, and specialized equipment needs.
• Review open orders, sales forecasts, requested delivery dates, customer inventory levels, and telemetry information to develop daily and forward-looking transportation plans.
• Assign and sequence shipments to improve routing efficiency, equipment utilization, driver productivity, and transportation cost while meeting customer commitments.
• Manage shipments from initial planning through loading, transit, delivery, and confirmation of completion, maintaining accurate information within applicable systems.
• Monitor carrier acceptance, capacity fulfillment, equipment positioning, loading progress, shipment status, pickup and delivery performance, responsiveness, and adherence to established operating requirements.
• Proactively resolve or escalate capacity shortages, production delays, equipment conflicts, missed appointments, and other service risks while communicating timely recovery plans to affected stakeholders.
• Coordinate the availability and positioning of tank trailers, tractors, drivers, and other specialized bulk-delivery equipment required within the assigned region.
• Work with carriers and internal stakeholders to anticipate capacity and asset needs based on forecasted volume, customer inventory, seasonal demand, planned outages, and new business requirements.
• Identify equipment shortages, imbalances, idle assets, and underutilized capacity and recommend scheduling or repositioning actions.
• Serve as a primary day-to-day operational contact for assigned bulk carriers, communicating forecasted needs, shipment requirements, capacity expectations, and schedule changes.
• Address routine carrier issues and document recurring capacity or service gaps for escalation, corrective action, and carrier performance reviews.
• Partner with Customer Support, Sales, Finance, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to understand customer priorities, demand forecasts, order changes, production schedules, inventory availability, loading capacity, and operational constraints.
• Optimize shipment planning to reduce empty miles, avoid unnecessary asset repositioning, improve equipment utilization, and minimize premium freight and avoidable accessorial costs.
• Recommend and support improvements to transportation systems, scheduling practices, carrier processes, customer requirements, and cross-functional workflows.
• Ensure carriers receive accurate product, equipment, delivery-site, and customer-specific handling instructions.
• Immediately escape safety incidents, spills, contamination concerns, equipment failures, product-quality issues, and suspected compliance concerns.

Skills

Strong planning

Analytical

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Decision-making skills

Written and verbal communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's degree in logistics, supply chain, business, operations, or related field preferred

Tools

ERP systems

Transportation-management systems

Order-management systems

Telemetry tools

Shipment-tracking systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Master Builders Solutions Admixtures US, LLC in Beachwood, OH is seeking a Bulk Transportation Planner to manage daily planning, scheduling, and execution of outbound bulk shipments within an assigned region. You will coordinate with Customer Support, Sales, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to align demand with available capacity and ensure safe, reliable, and on-time service.

Responsibilities include reviewing orders and forecasts, sequencing shipments for efficiency, monitoring carrier