Logistics Planner II

Linde plc; Town of Tonawanda (NY); On-site; USD 58,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Linde plc in Tonawanda, NY, seeks a Logistics Planner to oversee distribution planning, system planning, and execution of plans ensuring 100% supply reliability at the lowest cost. You will manage bulk gas inventories at Linde customers and use computer-aided planning tools to optimize schedules and resource use.

You will interact with drivers, monitor daily resources, and adjust plans for outages, demand, and inventory.

Qualifications

• Six months planning experience in a busy logistics department.
• Two-year college degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with KPIs such as dependability, call volume, driver complaints.
• Ability to manage time and priorities for positive outcomes.
• Strong communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Plan distribution, system planning, and execution of these plans.
• Manage bulk gas inventories; use planning tools developed by Linde.
• Develop a daily distribution schedule to ensure supply reliability at minimum cost.
• Notify management of supply-affecting situations and seek action.
• Ensure deliveries comply with QA and regulatory programs.
• Initiate Quality Incidents and Near Misses when applicable.
• Interact with drivers and supervisors on logistics matters; respond to reports.
• Review daily resources to match demand and optimize utilization.
• Provide weekly updates to the planning team on current considerations.

Skills

Planning experience

Communication skills

Time management

Prioritization

KPI experience

Driver coordination

Education

Two-year college degree

Tools

PALS

Job description

• You will be responsible for distribution planning, system planning, and the execution of these plans
• Manage bulk gas inventories at Linde customers; fully utilize the computer-aided planning tools developed by Linde
• Develop a schedule for the daily distribution of products to customers that ensures 100% supply reliability at the lowest possible cost
• Notify management of any situations that may affect customer supply and seek appropriate action if additional resources are required
• Ensure that all deliveries comply with Linde's Quality Assurance program and all applicable regulatory programs
• Initiate Quality Incidents and Near Misses when applicable
• You will ensure that all planning supports Linde's safety goals
• Additionally, you will receive incoming telephone calls from customers and/or drivers and take appropriate actions in response
• Monitor incoming Driver Chat messages from drivers and take appropriate actions in response
• Book drivers on tours, when applicable, in accordance with all contractual agreements and DOT regulations
• You will review daily vehicle/driver resources to manage current demand. Review current plan vehicle utilization and driver utilization to determine ability to "share" resources within the overall system to maintain supply at the minimum total cost
• Review daily plant inventory levels, plant operating status, scheduled outages, key customer demand and distribution resource status to adjust operational plans at the tactical level
• Interact with drivers and driver supervisors on logistics matters. Author Fleet Effectiveness reports, when appropriate; designated Logistics Planners may review and respond to Trip Effectiveness reports
• Further, you will identify and modify inaccuracies in the data in Praxair's Advanced Logistics System (PALS) associated with customer, driver, and vehicle profiles and transactions
• In this role, you will identify opportunities to improve volume per trip, reduce miles per trip, reduce deliveries to "full" tanks, and minimize driver delay hours using standardized reports and tools
• Provide weekly updates to the planning team on current considerations regarding customer demand, plant outages, and inventory levels for various products
• Provide feedback to driver supervisors on equipment utilization, driver schedules

What makes you great

• You have a minimum of six (6) months of planning experience in a busy Logistics department is required.
• Two (2) year college degree required, or equivalent combination of education and experience acceptable
• Further, you have demonstrated success with Key Performance Indicators (such as dependability, QAR’s, call volume, driver complaints, etc.)
• You have demonstrated success managing time and priorities for positive outcomes
• Good communication skills are required

Why you will love working with us

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2025 sales of $34 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet.
Linde serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde’s industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications, enabling space exploration and launch technologies, delivering ultra-high-purity and specialty gases for semiconductor manufacturing, providing life-saving medical oxygen and enabling clean hydrogen production and carbon capture to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer growth, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

What we offer you!

At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you’re looking to build a career where your work reaches beyond your job description and betters the people with whom you work, the communities we serve, and the world in which we all live, at Linde, your opportunities are limitless. Be Linde. Be Limitless.
Linde offers competitive compensation and an outstanding benefits package. Enjoy access to health, dental, disability, and life insurance, paid holidays and vacation, 401(k) matching, pension benefits, an employee discount program, and opportunities for educational and professional growth. Additional compensation may vary depending on the position and organizational level. Build your future with us while making an impact every day!
Pay commensurate with experience. Open to salary range $57,750 - $84,700

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.
Linde Inc. acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.
*The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Therefore employees assigned may be required to perform additional job tasks required by the manager.