Transportation Planner (Contractor)
JULY 2017 – JULY 2018TRANSPORTAION PLANNER, HENKEL FORMALLY SUN PRODUCTS • Utilized TMS & Oracle systems to plan optimization and assigned Truck Load, Less than Truck Load and small package shipments to carriers based on origin, destination, shipment characteristics, and least freight cost and delivery requirements.• Built and maintained solid working relationships with over 75 OTR And LTL Carriers and Negotiated spot rates as needed.• Load planning and Shipment Management with 20+ North American DCs, and 25 Production Plants to ensure routing-guidelines are adhered to, which generated over 30,000+ shipments weekly with an increase of 90% to 95% OTD.• Managed $36M (LTL & OTR) freight spend and teamed up with core carriers and management to correct budget variance and reviewed monthly freight expense reports for billing accuracy.