Transportation Planner
- Transportation Experience: Background in freight planning, carrier coordination, or transportation operations. Experience with trailer pool management or TMS platforms is a plus.
- Analytical Thinking: Ability to interpret freight data, lane performance, and cost metrics to make fast, informed decisions.
- Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written skills to collaborate with internal teams and external partners.
- Problem-Solving: Resourceful and proactive in resolving freight challenges and capacity issues.
- Tech Proficiency: Familiarity with transportation management systems (TMS), load planning tools, and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Without hesitation, uses candor and is direct in communication
- Is tough-minded in working in and meeting the demands of reality
- Always tells the truth and follows through on commitments
- Enjoys working hard and pursues work with energy, drive and willpower to finish
- Is disciplined in developing consistency into work processes
- Is focused and relentless in achieving goals
- Fights to take costs and waste out of the system
- Seeks to understand "why" something works the way it does, and through study and improvement determines how to better all processes and systems
- Strives for more in all areas of work by developing measurements, setting goals and then working on ways to exceed goals through problem solving methods that look beyond the obvious
- Does not rely on reports to run the business, but rather goes to the work that is being done and sees if the work is being done right for him/herself
- Has an insatiable curiosity and takes a "Go and See" approach to understand the current state of the business and the competitive realities
- Takes a hands-on approach to tackle problems and demonstrates critical thinking through use of effective questioning…asking the 5 "Whys"
- Understands the customer’s needs and wants, then challenges current ways of doing business that inhibits growth and organizes work to meet those needs
- Is competitive by studying the competition and is aggressive in looking for ways to beat them
- Strives to be the BEST by improving quality of processes, reducing costs, doing more business, being profitable, and growing the business
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