Logistics Planner

DHL Supply Chain; Detroit (MI); Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401K plan

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Job summary

DHL Supply Chain in Livonia, MI is seeking Logistics Planners to start immediately in a full-time capacity. The role focuses on coordinating inbound/outbound traffic, carrier management, and on-time service while balancing costs.

The position supports a College Recruit Development Program with development opportunities and mentorship. Responsibilities include scheduling, reporting, and performance reviews with service providers, with hybrid work possibilities depending on the site.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in relevant field.
• Graduating within the current academic year.
• Ability to work, in person or hybrid schedule (role dependent).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, route, and schedule inbound and/or outbound traffic to include hot or expedited requests.
• Effectively communicate with service providers, associates, customers and other third parties
• Responsible for activity’s on time service, capacity management, and freight costs to ensure attainment of budget and service level requirements.
• Manage delivery appointment acquisition process and daily shipping volumes for all shipping points.
• Ensure adherence to customer requested ship and delivery dates evaluating and communicating trade offs between costs and service.
• Identify, recommend, and support the implementation of corrective action or continuous improvement opportunities to include adjustments to internal and external processes, routing guide, and carrier performance.
• Prepare and distribute reports per internal and customer requirements.
• Monitor carrier performance out of assigned shipping points or region. Lead performance reviews and corrective action process with service providers.

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in relevant field

Graduating within the current academic year

Job description

Supply chains are an essential part of virtually every type of business. Whether it’s getting raw materials to a factory, or getting finished products into customers’ hands, everything needs to be in the right place at the right time. And that’s what DHL Supply Chain does best. With 47,000 associates at more than 490 sites throughout the U.S. and Canada, DHL Supply Chain provides innovative, customized supply chain solutions and third-party logistics to some of the world’s best-known and most successful companies.

DHL Supply Chain is looking for Logistics Planners to start immediatley full time in the Livonia, MI area.

Logistics Planners are responsible for coordinating and scheduling traffic with the objective of meeting prescribed service standards and execution of the procurement strategy. In this role you will manage carrier activity for a particular source point, region, or customer while minimizing freight cost. This individual will also participate in College Recruit Development Program. Within the program, College Recruits can expect to:

• Meet one-on-one, quarterly, for their first two years. with a Talent Manager to discuss their personalized career development and receive guidance
• Participate in an instructor led, classroom leadership development training
• Network with other College Recruits and business leaders within their regional location and across North America
• Participate in professional development webinars and opt in to being connected with peers to help them navigate life after graduation

Primary duties & responsibilities:

• Coordinate, route, and schedule inbound and/or outbound traffic to include hot or expedited requests.
• Effectively communicate with service providers, associates, customers and other third parties
• Responsible for activity’s on time service, capacity management, and freight costs to ensure attainment of budget and service level requirements.
• Manage delivery appointment acquisition process and daily shipping volumes for all shipping points.
• Ensure adherence to customer requested ship and delivery dates evaluating and communicating trade offs between costs and service.
• Identify, recommend, and support the implementation of corrective action or continuous improvement opportunities to include adjustments to internal and external processes, routing guide, and carrier performance.
• Prepare and distribute reports per internal and customer requirements.
• Monitor carrier performance out of assigned shipping points or region. Lead performance reviews and corrective action process with service providers.

Eligibility & Qualifications:

• Pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in relevant field
• Graduating within the current academic year
• Ability to work, in person or hybrid schedule (role dependent)

Our Organization has a business casual environment and focuses on teamwork, associate development, training, and continuous improvement. We offer competitive wages, excellent affordable insurance benefits (including health, dental, vision and life), 401K plan, paid vacation and holidays.