The Transportation Planner is responsible for improving overall transportation effectiveness through daily planning, analysis, and issue resolution.

Key Job Responsibilities:

Collect daily shipping load requirements from multiple sources and locations, plan and schedule transportation and insure the timely delivery of the company's freight to a multi-regional geographic area using Oracle Transportation Management System (OTM).

• Tender loads by OTM to carriers.
• Communicate with all BBU locations to manage BBU transport movements, communicate carrier arrival times for loading dock schedules and resolve open issues related to movement of product between locations.
• Interact with bakeries, co-packers, and distribution centers to ensure the effective execution of the OTM plan.
• Quickly responds to carriers, production sites, and distribution centers and re-plans accordingly to address and resolve issues.
• Conducts the reporting activities for transportation activities including all outbound/inbound transportation, including efficiency and service level metrics.
• Creates and distributes routine reporting to assist management with operational and strategic decision-making.
• Perform compliance audits that product transports are maximized for payload and efficient equipment utilization through route optimization throughout the assigned geographic area.
• Identifies, develops, and assists in the implementation of cost saving opportunities & initiatives while maintaining high service and response levels.
• Provides technical support for all market area initiatives including routing, cost control, asset management, and negotiations for transportation services, etc.
• Coordinate continuous movements between BBU locations and backhaul opportunities within the assigned geographic area.
• Other duties as assigned, such as transportation compliance audits, KPI reporting, and project support.

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Position Requirements:

Key Behavioral Competencies:

• Well organized and able to handle multiple projects and priorities

• Excellent computer skills required

• Ability to work effectively with multifunctional teams

• Strong communication skills (written & verbal)

• Functional Proficiency

• Strong customer focus with all levels of customer and internal management

• Results Achiever

• Change Leadership

• Learning and Adopting Best Practices

• Intercultural Sensitivity

• People Oriented Leadership

Education and Work History:

• Bachelor’s Degree in supply chain management, transportation, logistics, business or related field preferred. A combination of education, training and experience that results in demonstrated competency to perform the work may be substituted.

• Two (2) years’ experience in a logistics environment, tendering loads, experience managing Transport routing schedules through an IT based model, best cost scenarios and carrier performance preferred

• Two (2) to four (4) years’ experience utilizing a major TMS platform; OTM or G-Log preferred

• Exposure and knowledge of all facets of supply chain operations

• Knowledge of DOT regulations

The physical and mental demands described in each job posting are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of each job. Reasonable accommodations may be requested to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of each job.

Bimbo Bakeries USA is an equal opportunity employer with a policy that provides equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, any other classification protected by law.