Senior Transportation Planner: Load & Network Optimization

Exol; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 77,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Exol seeks a Transportation Senior Analyst, Planning & Load Optimization to design, execute, and improve transportation plans across our growing logistics network. You will manage day-to-day carrier execution, capacity confirmation, and service recovery while collaborating with planning, operations, and billing teams.

The role focuses on transportation planning, consolidation, and network optimization using Manhattan TMS, Excel, and data analysis to maximize trailer utilization and reduce costs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in transportation planning, load optimization, routing, dispatch, or logistics operations.
• Working knowledge of FTL and LTL transportation, tendering, capacity management, pickup and delivery execution, and carrier service requirements.
• Experience utilizing Transportation Management Systems, preferably Manhattan Active TM.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and comfort working with carrier scorecards, operational data, and performance metrics.
• Experience managing multi-origin, multi-stop routing and freight consolidation activities.
• Excellent problem‑solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Hands‑on experience with Manhattan TMS or another enterprise TMS and familiarity with EDI/API‑enabled carrier workflows.
• Experience with carrier scorecards, service reviews, corrective‑action plans, and transportation compliance tools.

Responsibilities

• Daily Carrier Management & Capacity Confirmation: Serve as the main carrier contact, ensuring load execution, capacity availability, schedule management, and issue resolution through approved carriers and established processes.
• Tender, Pickup & Delivery Execution: Oversee tender and load execution, ensuring carrier compliance, shipment visibility, milestone tracking, POD collection, and accurate system updates through delivery.
• Exception Management & Service Recovery: Oversee transportation exceptions, drive recovery efforts, elevate service and compliance issues, and support continuous improvement through root cause analysis.
• Carrier Performance & Relationship Management: Track carrier performance, support continuous improvement initiatives, and strengthen carrier relationships to enhance service and reliability.
• Compliance, Controls & Cross-Functional Coordination: Support transportation compliance and collaborate across planning, operations, customer service, and billing teams to optimize network performance and continuous improvement.

Skills

Transportation planning

Load optimization

Routing & dispatch

FTL/LTL

Manhattan Active TM

Excel

Carrier scorecards

Data analysis

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Operations, or related field

Tools

Manhattan TMS

EDI/API workflows

Job description

Exol seeks a Transportation Senior Analyst, Planning & Load Optimization to design, execute, and improve transportation plans across our growing logistics network. You will manage day-to-day carrier execution, capacity confirmation, and service recovery while collaborating with planning, operations, and billing teams.

The role focuses on transportation planning, consolidation, and network optimization using Manhattan TMS, Excel, and data analysis to maximize trailer utilization and reduce costs.