Senior Transportation Planning & Load Optimization

3PL Hub; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 77,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401K

PTO

Job summary

Exol is seeking a Transportation Senior Analyst, Planning & Load Optimization to design, execute, and continuously improve transportation plans across a growing logistics network. You will manage day-to-day carrier execution, capacity confirmation, and service recovery while supporting adjacent POD activities as needed.

The role focuses on transportation planning, consolidation, and network optimization, leveraging Manhattan TM and related systems to maximize trailer utilization and reduce costs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Operations, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in transportation planning, load optimization, routing, dispatch, or logistics operations.
• Experience with Manhattan TMS or Manhattan Active TM.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and data analysis with carrier scorecards.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

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

Logistics operations

Microsoft Excel

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

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

Tools

Manhattan Active TM

Manhattan TMS

Job description

Exol is seeking a Transportation Senior Analyst, Planning & Load Optimization to design, execute, and continuously improve transportation plans across a growing logistics network. You will manage day-to-day carrier execution, capacity confirmation, and service recovery while supporting adjacent POD activities as needed.

The role focuses on transportation planning, consolidation, and network optimization, leveraging Manhattan TM and related systems to maximize trailer utilization and reduce costs.