Load Planner

MTB Transport, LLC; Birmingham (AL); On-site; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Job summary

A transportation company in Birmingham, Alabama, seeks a Load Planner to manage schedules for inbound trucks and enhance customer experiences. Responsibilities include expanding the customer base, communicating ETAs, coordinating with Driver's Managers, and ensuring an excellent service from loading to billing. Ideal candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and strong interpersonal and communication skills. This full-time role offers competitive pay and benefits, with a commitment to being home most weekends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 1-3 years of experience in transportation, operations, or safety is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage and expand customer base.
• Communicate ETAs with Customers.
• Collaborate with Driver's Managers for scheduling.
• Work with Sales Department on customer base.
• Ensure a great experience from load tendering to billing.

Skills

Microsoft Office knowledge

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Detail oriented

Interpersonal skills

Ability to multi-task

Education

Bachelor's Degree from a 4 year accredited college or university

Job description

Company Description

MTB, a PS Logistics company, was established in April 2013 with a focus on servicing the construction, oil, gas, ductile pipe, steel and building material industries in the Southeast, Midwest and Eastern regions.

Our current fleet consists of 100% flatbed and company drivers. We run semi dedicated routes and over the road type freight, depending on the driver’s location and needs. And as we continue to grow our fleet, we’re looking to hire company drivers in most all regions.

An MTB driver can expect competitive pay and benefits, and to be home most every weekend, but at least 3 weekends each month.

We provide drivers with great equipment, as well as all required accessories to operate safely — tarps, chains, straps, coil racks and timbers.

Job Description

To be successful as a Load Planner, one must be able to work with a sense of urgency while maintaining the responsibility for scheduling every inbound truck with an available load in your area.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Managing and expanding customer base
• Communicating ETAs with Customers
• Working with Driver's Managers to load every truck in the planning zone
• Teaming with Sales Department to create and maintain customer base within your planning zone
• Working with all departments to ensure a GREAT experience including tendering of the load to completion of accurate billing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from a 4 year accredited college or university (Preferred)
• Microsoft Office knowledge
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Must be detail oriented, ability to multi-task, and have a great interpersonal skills
• 1-3 years of experience in transportation, operations, or safety is a plus!

Additional Information

As a full-time employee, you are eligible for all benefits, including Health. To view a list of our benefits, please visit our website http://www.pstrans.com/

If you think you are a GREAT candidate and can provide our new employees with a GREAT experience, please send your resume to http://www.pstrans.com/about-ps/careers/

PS Logistics complies with all applicable equal employment laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act. Qualified individuals with a disability may request reasonable accommodation from the company.