Logistics Planner

Land O'Lakes; Arden Hills (MN); On-site; USD 61,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

In-office 3 days/wk Arden Hills

Job summary

Land O'Lakes in Arden Hills, MN is seeking a Logistics Planner to collaborate with warehousing, customer service, deployment, sales, and marketing teams to optimize outbound and inbound transportation. This role focuses on on-time performance and load visibility across Dairy Foods, Purina Animal Nutrition and WinField United divisions.

The Transportation Team is headquartered in Arden Hills, MN, with in-office scheduling Tue, Wed and Thu each week, and requires strong communication,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 1+ years of logistics experience or related field.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Outlook, Word).
• Experience with Transportation Management Systems (TMS).
• Strong communication and multitasking abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage transportation events and carrier utilization to ensure on-time deliveries and customer satisfaction.
• Facilitate transportation activities, such as freight bill payments and AP resolution, and enter transportation claims.
• Coordinate and own decision-making processes to meet service goals.
• Build relationships with internal and external partners including material planners, DCs, manufacturing, customer service, and carriers.
• Address issues quickly and professionally.
• Identify and implement continuous process improvements and cost/service improvements.

Skills

Logistics experience

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Problem-solving

TMS systems

Excel

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

OTM

FourKites

Sonar

PowerBI

TMS

Job description

Logistics Planner

The Logistics Planner will partner with multiple cross-functional teams such as warehousing, customer service, deployment, sales, marketing, etc to support operational excellence within Dairy Foods, Purina Animal Nutrition and WinField United divisions. Responsibilities and activities include planning outbound and inbound transportation, track and trace shipments for on-time performance, leveraging transportation technology tools to improve load visibility, facilitating internal conversations with transportation buyers regarding capacity, carrier service issues, etc.

This role is located at our corporate headquarters in Arden Hills, MN (In office Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday each week).

Position Purpose

Do you enjoy making moving parts come together? If so, a career as a Logistics Planner may be a fit for you.

The Transportation Team is located in Arden Hills, MN and focuses on planning/execution of outbound and inbound freight from around 290 US facilities and shipping locations.

Responsibilities

• Manage transportation events and enhance carrier utilization to ensure on-time deliveries and customer satisfaction.
• Facilitate all Transportation related activities, such as understanding freight bill payments and assisting Accounts payable in resolution, entering Transportation claims.
• Coordinate, direct and own decision-making processes necessary to accomplish service goals and objectives.
• Create and foster strong relationships with internal and external business partners such as material resource Planners, distribution centers, manufacturing personnel, customer service representatives and carrier providers.
• Ensure that issues are addressed quickly and professionally.
• Identify and implement continuous process improvements by strategically develop, recommend, cost savings and/or service improvement programs.

Required Experience/Education

• Bachelors Degree
• 1+ years of logistics experience or related field.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Outlook, Word).

Required Competencies & Other skills

• Ability to multi-task in high pace environment.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Must be comfortable with conflict management while maintaining strong internal and external relationships.
• Adaptability and flexibility.
• Experience with TMS systems.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Preferred Experience

• OTM (a plus)
• FourKites (a plus)
• Sonar
• PowerBI

Salary

$61,360 - $92,040

In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges

Benefits

We provide a broad portfolio of benefits to keep you and your family at your best. Land O'Lakes is Where Your Future Takes Root.

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

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