Global Transportation Planner: Optimize Shipments

Tractor Supply; Brentwood (TN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Tractor Supply Company is seeking a Planner, International Transportation to plan, monitor, and execute cost-efficient movements of imported merchandise from origin to destination. You will partner with internal teams, freight forwarders, ocean carriers, and other service providers to meet PO requirements and support inventory and business objectives.

The role proactively tracks shipment activity, resolves transportation issues, analyzes freight costs and performance, and provides accurate

Qualifications

• Experience: 3 years of logistics or international business experience.
• Education: A Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Transportation, Logistics, International Business, or a related field is preferred.
• Preferred knowledge, skills or abilities: Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Power BI; Agile mindset with a positive attitude; Strong communication and interpersonal skills; Ability to work cross-functionally; Ability to prioritize tasks; Understanding market information and impacts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute transportation plans for international shipments, balancing cost, capacity, transit time, and on-time performance.
• Monitor the movement of import shipments from origin through destination and proactively identify risks, delays, or service exceptions.
• Manage day-to-day relationships with freight forwarders, ocean carriers, and other transportation service providers to ensure established performance expectations are met.
• Investigate and resolve transportation issues and shipment exceptions, coordinating with internal and external partners as necessary.
• Analyze international transportation costs and identify opportunities to reduce expense, improve utilization, and achieve budget objectives.
• Communicate container flow, shipment status, and potential risks to internal stakeholders, with particular focus on time-sensitive and Event merchandise.
• Produce transportation reporting, forecasts, analyses, and performance metrics based on business needs.
• Partner cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Inventory, Merchandising, Sourcing, Distribution, and other business areas to support the timely flow of imported merchandise.

Skills

Agile mindset

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Cross-functional work

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management/Transportation/Logistics/International Business or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Power BI

Job description

Tractor Supply Company is seeking a Planner, International Transportation to plan, monitor, and execute cost-efficient movements of imported merchandise from origin to destination. You will partner with internal teams, freight forwarders, ocean carriers, and other service providers to meet PO requirements and support inventory and business objectives.

The role proactively tracks shipment activity, resolves transportation issues, analyzes freight costs and performance, and provides accurate