Load Planner (Supply Chain/Logistics)

Penske; Gainesville (GA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Penske is seeking a Load Planner to coordinate freight movement, process customer orders, and plan shipments into loads using Transportation Manager System. You will tender freight to third-party carriers and update the Transportation Manager System with shipment information, while responding to internal and external customer inquiries.

You will provide visibility to management and customers by tracking shipments, performing oversight, auditing, researching and troubleshooting operational

Responsibilities

• Load-building: add shipments to a load, rate a load, secure carrier coverage and appointment setting.
• Provide excellent Customer Service to assigned account(s).
• Call Center and shared email box responsibility.
• Provide visibility to management and the customer by tracking shipments, process over-sight, auditing, load exception investigation, researching and troubleshooting operational issues or functions.
• Recover customer loads.
• Complete daily logs and trackers; provide detailed instruction for various customers and associates from other shifts by phone and e-mail.

Job description

Position Summary:

Load Planners coordinate all processes and functions of freight movement and customer service. Load Planners process customer orders, plan & optimize shipments into loads using Transportation Manager System, tender freight to third-party carriers, update the Transportation Manager System with current shipment information and respond to internal and external customer inquiries. Load Planners also provide visibility to management and the customer by tracking, process over-sight, auditing, researching, and troubleshooting operational issues or functions.

Major Responsibilities:

• - Load-building - Adding shipments to a load, rating a load, securing carrier coverage and appointment setting. Monitoring and resolving MCP email messages. Identify shipping opportunities for improved performance such as: truckload multi-stops, consolidated shipments, etc.
• - Provide excellent Customer Service to assigned account(s)
• - Call Center and shared email box responsibility
• - Provide visibility to management and the customer by tracking shipments, process over-sight, auditing, load exception investigation, researching and troubleshooting operational issues or functions.
• - Recover customer loads
• - Complete daily logs and trackers. Provide detailed instruction for various customers and associates from other shifts by phone and e-mail.
• - Other projects and tasks as assigned by supervisor