Operations Planner

Transportation Insight, LLC; Hickory (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Transportation Insight, LLC is seeking an Operations Planner to manage day-to-day transportation for clients, route shipments to cost-efficient carriers, and monitor status from order receipt to delivery. The role emphasizes safety, service, and cost awareness.

The ideal candidate will handle order entry, tender freight, monitor shipments, and maintain carrier relationships while seeking continuous process improvements and delivering outstanding client service.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree or relevant work experience.
• Proficiency with Excel and Outlook for data entry.
• Ability to communicate directly with clients and maintain their trust.

Responsibilities

• Order entry – timely and accurate entry of transportation orders from customers.
• Tendering freight to low-cost carriers via EDI, web interface, or email.
• Service monitoring – track pickup and delivery statuses of client shipments.
• Customer service – daily interaction with clients to solve transportation needs.
• Carrier relationships – maintain relationships with carrier partners daily.
• Continuous improvement – identify opportunities to improve processes.

Skills

Excel

Outlook

Data entry

Client communication

Education

BS/BA degree or relevant work experience

Tools

EDI

Job description

**JOB PURPOSE**The **Operations Planner** will manage all aspects of a client’s day-to-day transportation as well as proactively communicate and solve transportation-related issues by routing each shipment to the most effective carrier, remaining cognizant of safety, service, and cost. The Operations Planner will also manage customer shipments from order receipt through delivery, uncover potential for additional freight cost savings, manage client and contract carrier relationships, and provide customer service on assigned accounts.**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES*** Order entry – responsible for timely and accurate entry of transportation orders received from customers via emails from the customer, phone calls, web interface, fax or EDI.* Tendering Freight – tendering freight to low-cost carriers via EDI, Web interface, or email – remaining focused on carrier safety compliance to DOT rules, carrier performance, and financial impact.* Service monitoring – responsible for tracking and securing actual pick-up and delivery statuses of client shipments.* Customer Service – daily professional interaction with key internal and external clients to solve their daily transportation need, informing clients of issues/results.* Carrier relationships – maintain productive relationships with carrier partners in daily interactions either via e-mail or phone.* Continuous improvement – empowered to consistently look for opportunities to improve processes.* May preform other duties as assigned.**JOB REQUIREMENTS*** BS/BA degree or relevant work experience.**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES*** General Computer skills, centered primarily around excel and outlook – data entry into system templates.* Ability to communicate directly with clients and maintain their trust and achieve their objectives daily.* Foster a culture centered on quality work, team and individual personal and professional success while maintaining the highest standards of conduct and ethics.* Ability to manage multiple tasks while staying focused on quality and customer satisfaction.* Previous transportation experience is not a requirement.**EEOC/ADA STATEMENT:**We are an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, veteran, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law. In an effort to recruit, develop and retain top talent, we are committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in all personnel practices to ensure equal opportunity for employment, promotion, and training for a more inclusive workforce.