Distribution Planner: SAP S/4HANA & Logistics Orchestrator

Belden Inc.; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Belden Inc. in Tucson, AZ is seeking a Warehouse Workflow Planner to manage daily outbound orders, delivery creation in SAP S/4HANA, and shipment coordination with carriers and customers.

You will prioritize releases, monitor orders, and partner with warehouse teams to ensure on-time shipping and accurate documentation. The role emphasizes strong logistics planning, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to handle multiple orders in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in logistics, transportation, order fulfillment, or warehouse planning.
• Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA or SAP ERP, including outbound delivery and shipment processing.
• Experience using SAP VL10 for delivery creation is strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of warehouse picking, packing, staging, and shipping processes.
• Experience coordinating shipments with customers, carriers, and 3PL warehouse providers.
• Understanding of parcel, LTL, FTL, and customer-routed shipping processes preferred.
• Strong planning, prioritization, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple orders and changing priorities in a fast-paced logistics environment.

Responsibilities

• Review daily outbound order requirements and determine which orders should be released to the warehouse.
• Prioritize orders based on requested ship dates, customer requirements, carrier schedules, and urgent business needs.
• Maintain visibility of daily warehouse workload and release orders in a controlled manner to support efficient picking and packing.
• Monitor open, pending, urgent, and overdue orders throughout the day.
• Communicate daily priorities, changes, and expedites to the warehouse team.
• Use SAP S/4HANA VL10 to review orders and create outbound deliveries.
• Create and process shipments in SAP based on scheduled and priority orders.
• Release deliveries and shipments to the warehouse for picking and packing.
• Monitor order and delivery status in SAP through shipment readiness.
• Investigate delivery or shipment exceptions and coordinate resolution with appropriate teams.
• Monitor packed orders and coordinate shipment arrangements once freight is ready.
• Coordinate routing and pickup requirements directly with customers for customer-routed shipments.
• Coordinate shipments with assigned parcel, LTL, FTL, or freight carriers, as applicable.
• Arrange carrier bookings or routing requests based on shipment requirements.
• Provide required shipping information and documentation to the warehouse and carrier.
• Follow up on shipment status to support timely dispatch and prevent missed pickups.
• Serve as the key coordination point between warehouse operations and logistics for daily outbound workflow.
• Communicate order priorities, holds, changes, expedites, and special customer requirements.
• Escalate orders at risk of missing shipping commitments or customer requirements.

Skills

Logistics planning

Prioritization

Communication

Problem-solving

Multi-order management

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

VL10

Outbound delivery

Job description

Belden Inc. in Tucson, AZ is seeking a Warehouse Workflow Planner to manage daily outbound orders, delivery creation in SAP S/4HANA, and shipment coordination with carriers and customers.

You will prioritize releases, monitor orders, and partner with warehouse teams to ensure on-time shipping and accurate documentation. The role emphasizes strong logistics planning, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to handle multiple orders in a fast-paced environment.