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    Transportation Planner - Charlotte, United States - Sonoco

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    Description

    From a small family business to a multi-billion-dollar global company, Sonoco has been changing the face of products and packaging since 1899 — all while keeping the heart of "People Build Businesses" alive.

    Our talented people are at the core of our growth, constantly reinventing the Sonoco wheel with brilliant solutions every year. Today we are a world leader in global packaging solutions with diversified operations in over 34 countries. We're extremely proud of our portfolio of brands, our achievements in sustainability and industrialization and the groundbreaking work accomplished by our people.

    Reporting directly to the Logistics Operations Manager, the Transportation Planner is primarily responsible for planning and scheduling transportation for specified Sonoco plants and suppliers while also managing our suppliers to drive operational excellence.

    What you'll be doing:

    • Be actively involved in resolving service issues, supporting the business units' requirements, and participation in division planning sessions.
    • Plan, tender, and monitor (tracking and tracing) carrier shipments via TMS in accordance with department policy/procedure.
    • Work with other logistics functions to ensure the right carriers and the right capacity established on assigned lanes.
    • Be able to extract and manipulate data from the TMS or other platforms for financial analysis.
    • Develop/build reports from complex data sets for analysis and recommend actions.
    • Meet productivity and customer service level targets.
    • Manage carrier performance to ensure performance is at or above target KPI's.
    • Be able to balance the cost/service relationship, be an excellent communicator, and be able to manage multiple tasks at one time.
    • Coordinates the resolution of service complaints including through root cause analysis and developing corrective actions to prevent future service failures.
    • Cross train on other areas to help cover department resources appropriately as assigned by Manager.
    • Work closely with division stakeholders to drive cost effectiveness through problem solving and process improvement.
    • Other duties as assigned.

    This position can be located in Hartsville, SC or Charlotte, NC.

    We'd love to hear from you if:

    • Bachelor's degree in Logistics, SC, Finance, or related field.
    • 2 – 3 years Previous experience within transportation industry or logistics experience required.
    • Advanced knowledge and high proficiency using PC based applications.
    • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
    • Above average skills in Microsoft Suite required.
    • Experience with TMS required with OTM experience preferred.
    • Strong analytical abilities.

    Compensation:

    The annual base salary range for the:

    Transportation Planner I role is from $47,775 to $57,330

    Transportation Planner II role is from $60,675 to $72,810

    Transportation Planner III role is from $72,975 to $87,570

    Sr. Transportation Planner role is from $90,300 to $108,360

    At Sonoco Products Company, we offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive pay and benefits. *Benefits listed below are for employees located in the U.S. Specific benefits and wellbeing programs may vary depending on your location (within the U.S. or global), or if you are a union employee.

    Benefits

    • Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, including FSA and HSA options
    • 401(k) retirement plan with company match
    • Wellbeing tools and resources to support holistic health, including an Employee Assistance Program with a variety of services
    • Paid time off and holidays to recreate, rejuvenate and care for the health of yourself and family
    • Variety of company paid and voluntary employee-paid insurance plans including life, personal accident, and disability insurance
    • Tuition reimbursement

    We are an equal opportunity employer, and we strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any legally protected characteristic.



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