Regional Transport Planner Lead

Functional Area: RC Operations • Location: Charlotte

About the role

The Regional Transport Planner Lead is responsible for training new and current planners. This individual has knowledge of all regions and the ability to cover all regions. The role involves planning a fleet of trucks, trailers, and drivers to ensure optimum productivity, service levels, and revenue while understanding and meeting the needs of customers and drivers and staying in constant communication with multiple departments.

Responsibilities

• Provide coverage for other planners and their regions during vacation and sick time
• Cover for Area Service Manager as necessary
• Review plans of Planning team members for efficient and effective use of assets along with recommendations for changes to improve utilization
• Plan drivers via TMW accurately and timely while complying with federal motor carrier safety regulations (HOS), ensuring drivers are planned and have accurate and timely information
• Conduct and manage meetings with RCT Managed
• Identify and track performance measures including On-Time Delivery, driver utilization, truck utilization, and the minimization of empty miles
• Meet KPI requirements established by leadership, including improving fleet efficiency by matching lanes to eliminate empty miles
• Reposition trailers to match customer trailer requirements
• Establish good working relationships with each Direct Regional Manager, Senior Manager Regional Operations, and driver managers
• Work with managers and planners to establish driver start times that maximize driver utilization and increase efficiency
• Communicate pick-up and delivery exceptions with Managed Freight CSR, Customer Excellence Planners, driver managers, and other affected terminals
• Partner cross-functionally with Supply Planner team members to institute process improvements to reduce accessorial events and charges

Skills

• Coordinates transportation planning and execution, monitors delivery performance, participates in cross-functional projects, and identifies opportunities for improved transportation performance and lowered costs
• Results-driven with an aggressive personality, excellent problem-solving skills, exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
• Utilizes TMW, Microsoft Excel, and Outlook as production tools
• Transportation (trucking) experience
• Ability to work under stress while remaining professional
• Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented verbally or in writing
• Ability to recognize, evaluate, and resolve problems
• Above-average writing skills and organizational skills
• Ability to take direction and follow through
• Detail-oriented
• Proactive rather than reactive
• Capable of working independently without constant supervision
• Cross-collaborative
• Knowledge of Transportation Management Systems (TMW preferred)

Qualifications

• 2 years of education beyond high school in college or technical school
• Knowledge acquired through up to 12 months of work experience

Work Environment

Office environment