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Bud Antle, LLC

Logistics Planner

Bud Antle, LLC, Salinas, California, United States, 93911

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Logistics Planner General Description / Primary Purpose Plans, schedules, executes, and manages routing plans with transportation service providers to support the inbound and outbound flow of Dole Fresh Vegetables raw materials and finished goods for our plants, warehouses, suppliers, and customers in North America.

Major Responsibilities and Tasks / Duties of the Position

Works in a collaborative way with Plant and Supply Chain Materials/Product Planners, Plant Schedulers, Logistics, Customer Service, Sales and other Transportation associates

Regular and daily engagement with Dole customer service, production planning, harvest, and cooling operations groups to ensure superior customer service

Develops and analyzes daily/weekly order demand into load plans and routings that meet Dole Fresh Vegetables cost and service objectives

Executes plans and load tenders through Dole's transportation and business systems

Responsible for day-to-day engagement, performance and issue management of transportation service providers

Develop, build, and maintain relationships with carrier's operational and customer service resources

Review and approve freight invoices, exceptions, and support claims investigation & settlement process

Maintain Dole service provider information, lanes, rates and tariffs in Dole transportation systems

Assists management team in providing rate and routing information for customer proformas

Monitor costs and rates to achieve departmental goals

Complete assigned reports and analysis as defined

Identify, support, and champion process improvements as required to ensuring best practices and SOPs defined and implemented

Support and contribute on Logistics and Transportation projects as assigned

Provide service and support as business needs require during after hours, weekend, and holiday periods and work extended hours as required

Other duties as assigned

Job Specific Competencies

3-5 years of transportation and/or logistics experience in a specialist, coordinator, or planner role

Prefer candidates with experience in consumer, food, or retail transportation/logistics in a high volume, fast paced supply chain

Experience in planning and managing FTL refrigerated services is a plus

Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communications, organizational, and analytical skills

Strong computer skills with Microsoft Office products and Excel

Experience in working with web based TMS applications, logistics systems, or other enterprise business applications

Knowledge of transportation, shipping and receiving procedures and practices

Self-starter, with the ability to work under pressure and with time constraints

Must have the ability to make quick, comparative decisions

Can follow and expand on direction as needed. Work across, interact, and influence other functional groups at all levels

Ability to understand and follow posted work rules/procedures

Physical AL Requirements Ability to bend, stoop, and lift up to 25 pounds. Ability to sit for extended periods of time, use a telephone, communicate with customers and co-workers.

Work Hour & Travel Requirements

Ability to work beyond normal business hours, weekends, rotating shifts preferred/required

Employee will be scheduled to work M-F 8AM to 5PM

Schedule subject to change due to business requirements

Experience & Education

Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain or Business Management preferred

Or equivalent logistics, transportation, or supply chain work experience

Pay Rate $73,000 - $74,000 Annually

EEO STATEMENT: We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.

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