Transportation Planner

This position is responsible for making modal and carrier selections for all customer orders. 

• Ability to select low-cost mode and carrier following customer-specific routing instructions and/or routing guides. 
• Identify and execute complex move opportunities such as truckload multi-stops and pooling moves. 
• Coordinate and expedite requests, time-specific pickups, deliveries and other special requests. 
• Daily interaction with carriers and customer personnel is required. 

Essential Skills and Experience Required:

• Understanding of Transportation Operations and Supply Chain Management. 
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to multi-task in a fast past environment.
• Strong systems aptitude.  Must be proficient in Microsoft Office applications, with emphasis on Outlook, Word and Excel.  Proficiency in Microsoft Access is a plus. 
• Good written and oral communication required.
• Basic knowledge of transportation rating and invoice processing.
• College degree in Logistics or minimum 2 years transportation experience.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment 

The duties of this job are performed in an office environment, thereby experiencing some minor level of noise due to office equipment.

Time Requirements

May require extended hours and/or week end hours in order to meet customer’s needs. 

Contact: transcareers@menloworldwide.com
Job ID: ML-8012

Menlo Worldwide conducts pre-employment
drug screen and background checks.
EOE