Transportation Planner - Laredo
Current• Partner with Corporate Logistics Manager to provide logistics and customer support.• Consistently attain and exceed monthly shipping goals, achieving 95% on time shipments for Laredo, TX location.• Plan and manage transportation information for customer orders into SAP, TMS, and Google Docs• Check orders for accuracy prior to shipping, confirm product availability in SAP, identify transportation requirements, and prepare orders in SAP for transfer to TMS• Provide feedback to customer service with ideas to streamline the EDI process and ensure accuracy of order entry• Secure and schedule inbound and outbound trucks for the Laredo, TX warehouse. Rerouting trucks/product when necessary due to delays, errors, etc.• Coordinate loads with carriers while meeting expected shipment/delivery dates, tender loads via TMS, and create Bills of Lading• Negotiate rates while monitoring weekly fuel changes, approve accessorial charges. • Offer situation specific solutions/options to customer needs through knowledge of associated production, inventory management, shipping, and traffic operations.• Daily interaction with carriers, plant manufacturing and office personnel, as well as salespeople and corporate managers throughout five locations across the United States• Track deliveries and obtain PODs, supplying updates to customer service• Carrier selection and onboarding, building positive working relationships with carriers.• Assist in determining and authoring quarterly KPIs for Logistics team• Provide staff coverage for other plant and warehouse locations as needed