Planner

Planner

Can you think critically and creatively? Do you enjoy finding the pieces to a puzzle?

Join our Operations team! We are looking for a Planner who is a motivated self-starter and who isn’t afraid of a challenge. You will be empowered to make decisions that directly impact the success of the fleet. You will successfully plan drivers and freight while meeting customer expectations. You will quickly adapt to plan changes and ensure profitability.

This role will primarily focus on :

• Adhering to customer requests and achieving on-time service
• Managing the freight plan to meet asset utilization
• Focus on profitability goals including deadhead, rate per mile, and revenue per truck
• Managing freight within the required HOS regulations and DOT regulations
• Providing drivers with a good work/life balance and focusing on a high retention rate across the fleet
• Focus on best practices for an overall high-performing team
• Trailer utilization and trailer dwell tracking

Job Qualifications Required for Success:

• Decisiveness: Have the ability to put things into perspective, weigh all your options, assess all relevant information and anticipate the consequences, good and bad. Have the ability to know who can help you reach a solution.
• Communication: Ability to adjust your tone/style according to your audience, ability to explain complex issues both internally and externally.
• Time Management: Have the ability to manage your time to efficiently prioritize tasks while adopting an attitude to take on new tasks and deadlines.
• Self-Motivation: Having a positive attitude and the initiative to work without constant supervision.
• Teamwork: working for our common goal, know when to be a leader and when to be a listener. Ability to be perceptive along with receptive to others needs and responsibilities.
• Conflict Resolution: Have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to establish a rapport with others, know how to be persuasive with the ability to stay calm.
• Computer Expertise: Must be proficient in Microsoft software; Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

Work lifestyle you will experience:

• Values-based culture: Commitment to Safety and Create a Great Place to Work.
• We are collaborative with a culture of innovation, nimbleness, and the drive to succeed.
• Generous work/life balance, family first mindset.
• Decision making from the bottom up not the top down.
• Continual development training to enhance your current skill set both soft and technical.
• Ability to work with others within the company on projects that enhance our work experience.

Education and experience requirements:

• Two or more years of transportation experience preferred
• Leadership experience is preferred

Total rewards package to include:

• Excellent company culture with family-like work environment. (We wouldn’t be who we are today without our employees!)
• Profit sharing contribution, up to 8% of your salary
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Standard 1st shift hours M-F, with flexibility
• Work from home (hybrid work model)
• Employer contributions to your Health Savings Account
• Short term disability and long term disability
• 100% company paid life insurance
• 401k Retirement Savings with company match
• Profit sharing potential up to 8% of your salary
• Paid Time Off and company paid holidays
• Drive Your Wellbeing program (third party nurse partner available at no cost to you for financial, emotional, and physical wellbeing support)
• Financial Counseling program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ongoing training and employee development opportunities
• Education Assistance Program for master’s degree