What are the responsibilities and job description for the Planner, Intl Transportation position at Tractor Supply Company?
Overall Job Summary
The Planner, International Transportation is responsible for planning, monitoring, and executing the cost-effective and timely movement of imported merchandise from origin through destination. This role partners with internal stakeholders, freight forwarders, ocean carriers, and other service providers to ensure international shipments move efficiently, meet purchase order requirements, and support Tractor Supply Company’s inventory and business objectives.
The Planner proactively monitors shipment activity, identifies and resolves transportation exceptions, analyzes freight costs and service performance, and provides accurate reporting and visibility to key stakeholders. The role also supports continuous improvement initiatives designed to enhance transportation efficiency, visibility, service, and cost performance.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (Min 5%)
- Develop and execute transportation plans for international shipments, balancing cost, capacity, transit time, and on-time performance.
- Monitor the movement of import shipments from origin through destination and proactively identify risks, delays, or service exceptions.
- Manage day-to-day relationships with freight forwarders, ocean carriers, and other transportation service providers to ensure established performance expectations are met.
- Investigate and resolve transportation issues and shipment exceptions, coordinating with internal and external partners as necessary.
- Analyze international transportation costs and identify opportunities to reduce expense, improve utilization, and achieve budget objectives.
- Communicate container flow, shipment status, and potential risks to internal stakeholders, with particular focus on time-sensitive and Event merchandise.
- Produce transportation reporting, forecasts, analyses, and performance metrics based on business needs.
- Partner cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Inventory, Merchandising, Sourcing, Distribution, and other business areas to support the timely flow of imported merchandise.
Required Qualifications
Experience: 3 years of logistics or international business experience.
Education: A Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Transportation, Logistics, International Business, or a related field is preferred
Preferred knowledge, skills or abilities
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Power BI.
- Agile mindset with a positive attitude
- Strong and demonstrated communication, problem solving and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to understand your impact to others and contribute to the bigger picture
- Ability to self-motivate, work with a sense of urgency, and to prioritize tasks
- Capable of working in a cross-functional environment
- Understanding relevant market information and impacts
Working Conditions
- Normal office working conditions
Physical Requirements
- Sitting
- Standing (not walking)
- Walking
- Kneeling/Stooping/Bending
- Lifting up to 20 pounds
Disclaimer
This job description represents an overview of the responsibilities for the above referenced position. It is not intended to represent a comprehensive list of responsibilities. A team member should perform all duties as assigned by his/ her supervisor.
Company Info
At Tractor Supply and Petsense by Tractor Supply, our Team Members are the heart of our success. Their dedication, passion, and hard work drive everything we do, and we are committed to supporting them with a comprehensive and accessible total reward package. We understand the evolving needs of our Team Members and their families, and we strive to offer meaningful, competitive, and sustainable benefits that support their well-being today and in the future.
Our benefits extend beyond medical, dental, and vision coverage, including company-paid life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, and family planning resources such as adoption and surrogacy assistance, for all full-time Team Members and all part-time Team Members. Part time new hires gain eligibility for TSC Benefits by averaging at least 15 hours per week during their 90-day lookback period. The lookback period starts the first of the month following the date of hire. If the 15-hour requirement was met, the benefits eligibility date will be the first day of the month following 4 months of continuous service.
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