Transportation Planner

About Us

We are a family-owned bottling company with a story spanning over two centuries. We are one of the largest bottlers of Coca-Cola in North America and distribute more than 50 beverage brands and flavors, creating joy for our customers every day. Our 8,000+ driven employees work hard as part of a team that delivers refreshment to over 30 million consumers across 13 states.

Benefits

• Health coverage (3 medical options, dental, and vision)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match
• Health Savings Accounts with company match
• FREE virtual primary care, acute care, and physical therapy
• FREE Employee Assistance Program
• Company-paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick time, bereavement, jury duty, maternity/parental leave, disability leave, and volunteer time)
• Discounted & free product
• Tuition reimbursement
• Opportunities for career advancement
• Community giving programs to support causes you care about

Note: Enrollment in a Swire Medical Plan is required for some benefits.

About the Role

Manage the load tendering process with contract carriers through the TMS system. Manage carrier relationships, intermediate with shipping and receiving issues (such as dock scheduling or load shifts), and work with the Senior Transportation Manager and Senior Transportation Planner to adjust carrier awards, lane assignments, and to increase capacity as needed in various lanes. Experienced in managing regional freight costs.

Responsibilities

• Maintain vendor relationships for win-win partnerships, including intervening to ensure timely loading and unloading of carriers, making sure carriers operate in optimal lanes, and resolving carrier issues such as load shifts or detention.
• Work with Plant personnel and DC personnel to assist with dock scheduling to ensure demand on the docks does not exceed their capability, particularly during surge periods or when the plant is supporting other production centers.
• Coordinate with Supply Chain Planning on transportation sourcing and availability on an ongoing basis.
• Update the Senior Manager and Senior Transportation Planner on issues of importance such as carrier constraints (availability), carrier inability to service specific lanes, regional conditions affecting transportation performance (weather/road closures), impending strikes, or other events that will impede delivery performance.
• Control transportation costs by adhering to a routing guide which maximizes service and cost.
• Hold vendors accountable for performance based on existing and evolving metrics.
• Track loads that are prioritized by Supply Chain Planning through Fourkites tracking services and email updates.
• Back up Transportation team members as needed.

Requirements

• High School Diploma (or GED) required.
• Minimum two years of college preferred, with an emphasis in Transportation, Supply Chain, and/or Logistics.
• Supply Chain Planning Experience preferred.
• 2+ years' experience in a Logistics environment (Common Carrier Company or 3rd Party Logistics) required.
• Experience managing Transport routing through an IT-based model (TMS) preferred.
• TMS Systems (Oracle, BluJay, others) preferred.
• Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) proficiency; Access preferred.
• Carrier Management in a 3PL or Shipper Environment.
• Analytical skills to determine driver productivity, best cost scenarios, carrier performance, etc.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Vendor management skills.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and spoken skills.
• Transportation Management Knowledge: Geography, Regional Carriers, Rate Levels, Tendering loads.
• Basic knowledge of freight claims processes.

Additional Information

Due to the nature of our work and to help maintain a safe workplace for our employees and customers, after a candidate receives a conditional offer of employment, they will be required to complete pre-employment screening. This includes a criminal background check, drug screening, and for certain roles, a motor vehicle record review.