Transportation Planner

About the role

Expeditors employs more than 15,000 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 300 locations across six continents. The Expeditors Ground Network Service (GNS) is a dynamic team responsible for the design, implementation, and execution of a line haul network that supports all of the Expeditors' products and services. The Transportation Planner is a GNS Central position assisting in all aspects of daily line-haul network operations and support.

Responsibilities

The main focus of the Transportation Planner will be on administration and branch support, but will also assist in monitoring all carriers and ad hoc activity for on-time departures, load tracking in transit, and timely arrivals. This person may arrange contingencies when needed and communicates delays and issues between branches, gateways, and carriers.

• Tracking / Tracing: Ensure all routes expected to depart and arrive during scheduled shift have been confirmed for assigned region
• Follow up on all in-transit trucks to ensure accurate ETA is available daily
• Resolve escalations for excessive detention
• Ensure exceptions are filed and delays communicated with origin/destination teams
• Exception Communication / Management: In-transit Delays, Route Cancellations, Loading / Unloading Delays
• Monitor Lane Volumes: Identifying and Collaborating with Regional Hub for Capacity additions, subtractions, and re-routes
• Recommend new routes / departure days or times
• Procuring Additional Capacity: Work with Carriers to add unscheduled trucks, Work with Regional Hub on scheduled departure needs
• Regional Service Provider Relationships (existing / new): Work with Regional Hub Manager to grow relationships with local carrier pools
• Activity Analysis: Ad-Hoc Utilization (Operational Measurement), Ad-hoc Procurement Costing (Procurement Measurement), Shipment Level on-time performance

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required
• Ability to work in Phoenix, AZ Metro Area
• Basic Microsoft Office knowledge
• Fluency in written and spoken English language

Desired Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree or 2 years of logistics experience, Customer Service and/or Sales Experience, Procurement Experience, Intermediate Advance knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Leadership Experience

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Matching 401(k) plan
• Health, Life and Long Term Disability Insurance provided
• Stock Purchase Plan
• Training and Personnel Development Program

Schedule

Monday - Friday (various shifts 0600 - 1900)