Planner

Mesilla Valley Transportation; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Vision insurance

Job summary

A logistics company in El Paso, Texas, is hiring a Planner to manage truck planning and oversee contract customer freight. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in business or logistics and at least three years of experience in motor carrier operations. Key responsibilities include ensuring on-time deliveries, collaborating with internal teams, and maximizing equipment utilization. This full-time position offers benefits such as health insurance and tuition reimbursement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or logistics or equivalent.
• Three years of experience in motor carrier operations.
• Moderate knowledge of operations and geography preferred.
• Moderate knowledge of motor carrier operations and geography preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan trucks for on-time pickup and delivery.
• Manage trailer pools and coordinate efficiency.
• Collaborate with pricing, sales, and account management teams.
• Balances divisional network at least two to three days in advance.
• Maximizes utilization by minimizing dwell under loads; looks for opportunities to re-appoint loads and convert to drop trailer pools with customers.
• Works with lane flow and customer commitments to match inbound/outbound for the areas.
• Understands area customer KPIs such as trailer pool requirements, service numbers, commitments (Lanes/Volume and transit).
• Collaborates with the pricing, sales, and account management teams.
• Collaborates with Account Manager to develop customer account.
• Understands driver’s divisional yield off of lanes that touch the assignment areas.
• Works with customers directly to discuss accounts and may conduct in-person meetings if necessary.

Skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite

Understanding of logistics

Customer service skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or logistics or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Mesilla Valley Transportation began in 1982 as a small independent fleet in the Southwest. In the late ’80s, MVT went through a controlled growth spurt and began to encompass the 48 connected states and Canada.

Today, Mesilla Valley Transportation is one of the largest locally-owned Truck Load carriers in the U.S. We specialize in time-sensitive service between major manufacturing areas within the U.S., Canada, and Mexico borders.

Join the MVT family!!! Mesilla Valley Transportation is hiring a Planner!

The Planner is responsible for planning trucks to service contract customer freight and ensure optimal equipment utilization.

Schedule:

Sunday-Thursday 7am-5pm w/ one half day Saturday a month

Responsibilities:

• Ensures customer freight is planned for on time pickup and delivery.
• Manages trailer pools in designated market.
• Maintains direct contact with members of the organization to coordinate and increase the efficiency driver, truck, and trailer assignments.
• Balances divisional network at least two to three days in advance.
• Maximizes utilization by minimizing dwell under loads- specifically, looks for opportunities to re-appoint loads that would be early, looks for opportunities to convert to drop trailer pools with customers, etc.
• Works with lane flow and customer commitments to match inbound/outbound for the areas.
• Understands the area customer KPIs such as the trailer pool requirements, service numbers, commitments (Lanes/Volume and transit).
• Collaborates with the pricing, sales, and account management teams.
• Collaborates with Account Manager to develop customer account.
• Understands driver’s divisional yield off of lanes that touch the assignment areas.
• Works with customers directly to discuss accounts and may conduct in-person meetings if necessary.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or logistics or equivalent.
• Three years of experience in the motor carrier operations.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite.
• Moderate knowledge of motor carrier operations and geography preferred.
• 401(k)
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Benefit Conditions:

• Only full-time employees are eligible.

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