Transportation Planner

Yokohama Tire Corporation; Winder (GA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Yokohama Tire Corporation is seeking a Transportation Planner to support customer service requirements and communicate issues to DC management, customer service, and customers. The role coordinates schedules and deliveries with carriers, develops cost-improvement opportunities, and ensures timely shipping of all orders.

Responsibilities include organizing orders, providing carrier details for pickup, and analyzing opportunities to reduce transportation costs while maintaining service levels and

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of warehouse and customer service experience.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Proficiency with TMS and WMS systems such as SAP, Oracle or HighJump.

Responsibilities

• Organize orders for efficient and timely shipping.
• Provide carriers with information for timely pickup and delivery.
• Analyze orders for potential cost savings via consolidation.
• Ensure shipments meet service levels while minimizing freight costs.
• Monitor orders to maintain 48-hour ship cycle.
• Fill in for transportation administrator when needed; perform other tasks.

Skills

Communication skills

TMS proficiency

WMS knowledge (SAP/Oracle/HighJump)

Transportation procedures

Analytical skills

Computer literacy

Multi-project planning

Team player

Customer interaction

English proficiency

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

TMS system

SAP

Oracle

HighJump

Job description

Summary

This Transportation Planner is responsible for supporting customer service requirements and communicating all service issues to DC management, customer service, and customers. Position also coordinates schedules & deliveries with carriers, develops cost improvement opportunities, ensures compliance with the transportation routing guide, and shipping of all orders in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

• Effectively organizes orders for efficient and timely shipping.
• Provides carriers with information for timely pickup and delivery of orders.
• Analyzes orders for potential consolidation in order to reduce transportation cost.
• Ensures shipments meet required service levels and at lowest possible freight expense.
• Monitors orders to assure that all shipments are shipped within the 48-hour ship cycle.
• Effectively fills in for the transportation administrator when needed or other tasks as requested by supervisor.
• Accurately sorts and files traffic documents.

Knowledge and Skills

• Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills
• Proficiency in a standard TMS system
• Basic knowledge of a large WMS system (SAP, Oracle, HighJump)
• Knowledge of transportation and distribution procedures
• Basic analytical skills required
• Efficient computer skills
• Ability to plan and manage multiple projects withstrong attention to detail
• Strong team player
• Ability to interact professionally with internal and external customers
• Ability to read, write and communicate in English to the degree necessary to perform the job

Education and Experience

• Minimum of two years of warehouse and customer service experience.
• High School Diploma or GED required.

Physical Requirements

• Standing 2-4 hours a day.
• Lift 20-49 lbs.
• Computer use 6-8 hours a day.