Hybrid Transportation Planner: Analytics & Cross-Functional Impact

Conagra Brands; Omaha (NE); Hybrid; USD 59,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Bonus opportunity

401(k) match

Stock purchase plan

Career development

Paid time off

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Conagra Brands is seeking a Transportation Planning professional to coordinate planning activities across the supply chain, supporting orders for finished goods and materials. You will implement transportation strategies to optimize service and cost, lead analytics and reporting, and drive continuous improvement across cross-functional teams.

The role requires 3+ years in transportation or analytics, proficiency with SAP/Oracle, and strong data visualization skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business, Analytics, or related field.
• 3+ years of transportation, analytics, logistics, or supply chain experience.
• Working knowledge of transportation management systems and report development.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, Access, Oracle, and SAP.
• Experience with data extraction, manipulation, visualization, and presentation.
• Understanding of transportation management concepts, processes, and industry terminology.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Experience identifying trends, root causes, and opportunities for process improvement.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with experience influencing and collaborating across teams.
• Strong communication skills and experience working with multiple functional groups.
• Self-driven approach to identifying opportunities and resolving issues.
• Experience supporting organizational and process change initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in transportation-related projects, testing activities, and system enhancements in transportation systems and connected applications.
• Maintain pool schedules, IDOCs, SAP transit times, and department SharePoint resources.
• Support supply chain initiatives through analytics, reporting, and operational expertise.
• Execute daily transportation planning activities for shipments moving between facilities and to customers.
• Partner with facilities to resolve shipment coverage, pickup, and transportation service issues.
• Serve as a primary contact for carrier performance with customer service and inventory deployment teams.
• Monitor transportation reports and take action on loads scheduled for delivery after the Required Delivery Date or without delivery appointments.
• Consolidate shipments to improve load utilization and reduce transportation expense.
• Drive route guide compliance and support carrier utilization strategies.
• Escalate facility, carrier, customer, or network trends to transportation leadership.
• Analyze transportation data to identify root causes of service issues and recommend corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain transportation reports, dashboards, and analytics for decision-making.
• Collaborate with inventory deployment, customer service, and other cross-functional teams to improve metrics and resolve concerns.
• Partner with warehouse and customer service teams to resolve order-related issues.
• Troubleshoot transportation system transactions and support order visibility between OTM and SAP.
• Train team members on transportation systems, reporting tools, and processes.
• Provide leadership support and operational coverage during manager absences.

Skills

Transportation planning

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Office

Job description

Conagra Brands is seeking a Transportation Planning professional to coordinate planning activities across the supply chain, supporting orders for finished goods and materials. You will implement transportation strategies to optimize service and cost, lead analytics and reporting, and drive continuous improvement across cross-functional teams.

The role requires 3+ years in transportation or analytics, proficiency with SAP/Oracle, and strong data visualization skills.