What are the responsibilities and job description for the Planner position at Mesilla Valley Transportation?
Mesilla Valley Transportation began in 1982 as a small independent fleet in the Southwest. In the late ’80s, MVT went through a controlled growth spurt and began to encompass the 48 connected states and Canada.
Today, Mesilla Valley Transportation is one of the largest locally-owned Truck Load carriers in the U.S. We specialize in time-sensitive service between major manufacturing areas within the U.S., Canada, and Mexico borders.
Join the MVT family!!! Mesilla Valley Transportation is hiring a Planner!
The Planner is responsible for planning trucks to service contract customer freight and ensure optimal equipment utilization.
Schedule: Sunday-Thursday 7am-5pm or until done w/ one half day Saturday a month
Responsibilities:
Today, Mesilla Valley Transportation is one of the largest locally-owned Truck Load carriers in the U.S. We specialize in time-sensitive service between major manufacturing areas within the U.S., Canada, and Mexico borders.
Join the MVT family!!! Mesilla Valley Transportation is hiring a Planner!
The Planner is responsible for planning trucks to service contract customer freight and ensure optimal equipment utilization.
Schedule: Sunday-Thursday 7am-5pm or until done w/ one half day Saturday a month
Responsibilities:
- Ensures customer freight is planned for on time pickup and delivery.
- Manages trailer pools in designated market.
- Maintains direct contact with members of the organization to coordinate and increase the efficiency driver, truck, and trailer assignments.
- Balances divisional network at least two to three days in advance.
- Maximizes utilization by minimizing dwell under loads- specifically, looks for opportunities to re-appoint loads that would be early, looks for opportunities to convert to drop trailer pools with customers, etc.
- Works with lane flow and customer commitments to match inbound/outbound for the areas.
- Understands the area customer KPIs such as the trailer pool requirements, service numbers, commitments (Lanes/Volume and transit).
- Collaborates with the pricing, sales, and account management teams.
- Collaborates with Account Manager to develop customer account.
- Understands driver’s divisional yield off of lanes that touch the assignment areas.
- Works with customers directly to discuss accounts and may conduct in-person meetings if necessary.
- Bachelor’s degree in business or logistics or equivalent.
- Three years of experience in the motor carrier operations.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office suite.
- Moderate knowledge of motor carrier operations and geography preferred.
- 401(k)
- Dental Insurance
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Vision insurance
- Only full-time employees are eligible.