Transportation Planner II
- Req. Number: TRANS001912
- City, State: Tukwila, WA
Description
Are you great at problem solving to ensure transportation success? Do you know your geography? The Krusteaz Company is looking for a Transportation Planner II! Transportation at The Krusteaz Company (KCO) moves freight and information between KCO, suppliers, and customers. This position leads Transportation's transactional North American truckload and less-than-truckload processes, including load planning, scheduling, tendering, service exceptions, and freight dispositions. The ideal candidate for this role will be able to coordinate multiple logistical partners and quickly solve transactional problems.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time.
Position Requirements:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals qualified with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience:
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone along with reaching. Specific vision abilities include close vision requirements due to computer work. Moderate noise, ability to work in a confined area, and ability to sit at a computer for an extended period of time are also included.
The policy of The Krusteaz Company is to hire, train, and promote all persons in all job groups in accordance with law, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital or military status, national origin, gender identity, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, genetic information, or any other status or characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law.
Get to know us:
Hybrid Work Model: At The Krusteaz Company, we have in-office "core days" of Tuesdays and Wednesdays where all corporate employees are expected to be onsite. Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays are flexible remote days to allow for work/life balance. You may be asked to come in outside of a core day from time to time, based on business needs. We have found aligning our scheduled in-office days provides opportunity for employees to build connections and collaborate together. The ideal candidate can start by 7:00am PST.
Benefits: We are proud to offer generous benefits including comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance (starting at $50/month for employee only coverage on the PPO Plan or starting at $25/month for employee only coverage on the HDHP), 401(K) matching, 3 weeks of paid vacation, 10 paid holidays, 1 paid personal holiday, company provided life insurance and disability insurance, flexible spending account, healthcare saving account, voluntary accident insurance, voluntary critical illness insurance, and tuition reimbursement.
Wage Information: An employee in this position can expect an hourly wage between $28.14 and $42.21 per hour. We typically pay between $28.14 and $35.17. The actual hourly wage offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including internal equity, experience, education, certification, training, and location. All positions are eligible for additional incentives based on business performance.
We hope you'll take the time to get to know us!
The Krusteaz Company is not sponsoring new applicant employment authorization at this time and please, no third-party recruiters.
Are you great at problem solving to ensure transportation success? Do you know your geography? The Krusteaz Company is looking for a Transportation Planner II! Transportation at The Krusteaz Company (KCO) moves freight and information between KCO, suppliers, and customers. This position leads Transportation's transactional North American truckload and less-than-truckload processes, including load planning, scheduling, tendering, service exceptions, and freight dispositions. The ideal candidate for this role will be able to coordinate multiple logistical partners and quickly solve transactional problems.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time.
- Supervise load planning, scheduling, and tendering within the transportation management system (TMS).
- Proactively own transportation-managed shipments into and out of assigned facilities and assist customer service event management.
- Supervise carrier's and broker's capacity and tender acceptance.
- Lead resolution on operational/tactical exceptions including scheduling, pick-up, and delivery.
- Validate and negotiate accessorial charges.
- Communicate and mitigate service challenges as appropriate.
- Facilitate effective communication between transportation suppliers and KCO stakeholders to enable stakeholder success.
- Drive transportation and supplier continuous improvement.
- Own creation and management of process documentation.
- Assist in monthly supplier meetings and implementing action plans to improve service.
Position Requirements:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals qualified with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Objective, curious, organized, analytical, and conceptual.
- Ability to solve complex problems to resolution, including successfully apply mathematical and geographical concepts to operational challenges.
- Strong attention-to-detail, follow-through, and multi-tasking skills.
- Continuous improvement mindset.
- Professional written and spoken communication skills.
- Understanding or willingness to learn transportation modes, processes, and bills of lading.
- MS Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote.
Education and/or Experience:
- High School education or equivalent required.
- 5+ years in domestic truckload and/or less-than-truckload transportation.
- Experience working for or with carriers, brokers, and logistics suppliers.
- Experience with business systems (ERP, TMS, WMS, and EDI) preferred.
- Documented history of success in transportation that includes load planning, carrier capacity and performance management, rate analysis and negotiation, and claims resolution.
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone along with reaching. Specific vision abilities include close vision requirements due to computer work. Moderate noise, ability to work in a confined area, and ability to sit at a computer for an extended period of time are also included.
The policy of The Krusteaz Company is to hire, train, and promote all persons in all job groups in accordance with law, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital or military status, national origin, gender identity, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, genetic information, or any other status or characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law.
Get to know us:
- A people-focused company that cares: We're a 90-year-old company with the entrepreneurial spirit of a startup and a focused eye on the future. As a midsized, privately held company with a portfolio of beloved food and beverage brands, our people are the most important ingredient in our success.
- A valued and supported workforce: We place tremendous value in our employees and provide competitive pay and comprehensive benefits to ensure our employees can create the best life for themselves. Benefits include a top tier health insurance plan with lower-than-average employee cost share, generous PTO, 401(k) match, and more.
- An engaged and energized culture: At The Krusteaz Company, collaboration and ingenuity drive our fierce commitment to creating extraordinary product experiences that people love.
- A place to grow and make a difference: An entrepreneurial spirit has been at the core of our company since the beginning, attracting self-starters who are curious and love to learn and to share ideas.
Hybrid Work Model: At The Krusteaz Company, we have in-office "core days" of Tuesdays and Wednesdays where all corporate employees are expected to be onsite. Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays are flexible remote days to allow for work/life balance. You may be asked to come in outside of a core day from time to time, based on business needs. We have found aligning our scheduled in-office days provides opportunity for employees to build connections and collaborate together. The ideal candidate can start by 7:00am PST.
Benefits: We are proud to offer generous benefits including comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance (starting at $50/month for employee only coverage on the PPO Plan or starting at $25/month for employee only coverage on the HDHP), 401(K) matching, 3 weeks of paid vacation, 10 paid holidays, 1 paid personal holiday, company provided life insurance and disability insurance, flexible spending account, healthcare saving account, voluntary accident insurance, voluntary critical illness insurance, and tuition reimbursement.
Wage Information: An employee in this position can expect an hourly wage between $28.14 and $42.21 per hour. We typically pay between $28.14 and $35.17. The actual hourly wage offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including internal equity, experience, education, certification, training, and location. All positions are eligible for additional incentives based on business performance.
We hope you'll take the time to get to know us!
The Krusteaz Company is not sponsoring new applicant employment authorization at this time and please, no third-party recruiters.
