Logistics Planner - Oak Brook, United States - Hub Group

Hub Group

Verified Company

Oak Brook, United States

1 week ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Join our Team for a Day Shift Position

Work Hours :
Monday to Friday, Regular Business Hours

Location:
In-Person Work Setting

Position Type:
Full-Time Employment

The Load Planner is a meticulous and strategic-minded individual who will play a crucial role in optimizing routing, allocating resources, and ensuring timely delivery of goods to our customers.

The primary focus will be on maximizing company utilization metrics while meeting customer service requirements. Load Planners monitor driver performance ensuring company policies including state, federal and DOT laws and regulations are in compliance.

Essential Job Functions

Focus on Safety, Service, Cost, Professionalism, and Respect in all aspects of the job.
Route Optimization: Develop efficient routes for drivers to maximize delivery productivity while minimizing fuel costs and vehicle wear and tear.
Resource Allocation: Assign work assignments to drivers based on their HOS availability, qualifications, and proximity to delivery/pickup locations.
Utilization Management: Monitor and manage fleet utilization metrics, including load volume, vehicle availability, and driver hours, to ensure optimal resource allocation and costeffectiveness.
On-

Time Delivery:

Coordinate with fleet managers and drivers to ensure timely pickup and delivery of goods, meeting or exceeding customer expectations for on-time service.

Communication: Maintain clear and effective communication channels with drivers, fleet managers, the customer, and other stakeholders to convey routing instructions, updates, and any changes in delivery schedules.
Problem Solving: Proactively identify potential issues or bottlenecks in routing and address them to prevent delays and disruptions in delivery operations.
Compliance: Ensure compliance with company policies, transportation regulations, and safety standards in all routing and load planning activities.
Projects and/ or Reporting Requirements assigned by Site Manager.
Any other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Excellent internal and external customer relation skills and ability to implement safety and compliance per company policy.
Ability to lead by example and foster collaboration within the workplace and also with the highest integrity, professionalism and respect.
Must continually change, adapt and be flexible in all areas of responsibility.
Must be highly motivated, goal oriented and able to complete tasks on time.
Must be able to multitask in a fastpaced environment.
Previous responsibilities related to load planning for commercial truck fleets. Minimum of 1 year of experience in the transportation industry including routing and dispatching.
High School Diploma; Bachelor's degree (in Business, Engineering, Logistics or related field) preferred.
Above average knowledge of Operations, Hours of Service regulations, and DOT / State Regulations within the transportation industry.

Benefits: