Capacity Planner (Continuous Coverage)

Roehl Transport; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Two monthly bonuses

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

401k

Profit sharing

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Roehl Transport is hiring a Planner for Refrigerated Customer Service. You will balance driver capacity with loads, assigning freight to maximize productivity and minimize unpaid miles while ensuring on-time deliveries.

You will work with customer service and fleet managers to optimize daily freight mix and scheduling, building strong relationships and delivering reliable service to customers.

Qualifications

• Effective & timely communication with a diverse audience.
• Creative problem-solving demonstrated in planning scenarios.
• Strategic thinking to optimize routes, loads, and driver utilization.
• Collaborative work with customer service and fleet managers.
• Desire to develop and learn new skills in transportation planning.

Responsibilities

• Assign productive freight to drivers and balance loads.
• Minimize unpaid miles and ensure on-time delivery.
• Collaborate daily with the customer service team for optimal freight mix.
• Coordinate with Fleet Managers to keep drivers productive and service high.
• Develop relationships with customers and internal teams to drive outcomes.

Skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Strategic thinking

Collaboration

Learning agility

Job description

The Opportunity

Now is your chance to help move America's refrigerated freight working in a transportation plan management role with Roehl Transport, a Forbes Magazine Best Mid-Sized Employer, and an ATA President's Award-winning carrier!

As a Planner on our Refrigerated Customer Service team, you ensure our markets have an optimal balance of available drivers and loads. You assign highly productive freight to drivers, minimize unpaid miles, and ensure on-time delivery in your plan manager role. Daily, you collaborate with our customer service team to ensure we have the right mix of freight for each day and that appointments are scheduled. Additionally, you work with our Fleet Managers to ensure drivers stay productive while providing service to our customers.

The Fit

In this role, you put together a giant puzzle each day. You think several steps down the road to ensure that our drivers stay productive and our customers receive service. You work directly with customers, fleet managers, and your customer service team to develop business, find creative solutions and build strong relationships established on trust. Therefore, to be successful in planning and managing transportation in this role, you must possess the following skills:

• Effective & timely communication with a diverse audience
• Creative problem-solving
• Strategic thinking
• Collaboration
• Strong desire to develop and learn new skills

The Wage

You will earn a competitive salary and have the opportunity to earn two monthly bonuses. Additionally, you are eligible for medical, dental, 401k, profit sharing, and paid time off. We even offer tuition reimbursement if you are interested in advancing your education.

The Schedule

In this role you will work 7 days in a row on a12 hour shift from 6:00 am-6:00 pm with the following 7 days off.

The Company

Roehl Transport was founded by Everett Roehl in 1962 when he began providing motor carrier service with a single truck. Sixty years later, Roehl Transport, still family-owned, has grown to one of the nation's largest, most progressive, and safest transportation and logistics companies.

At Roehl Transport, our values guide our daily interactions with each other and our customers. Each day we live our values of Safety, Driver Driven, Innovation, Unity in Diversity, Delivering Success, and Do the Right Thing. We work hard and have fun collaborating as we accomplish our goals.