Sr Transportation Planner

What Transportation contributes to Cardinal Health

Operations is responsible for materials handling and product distribution in a distribution or manufacturing environment. Includes warehousing and fulfillment of materials and products, transportation, inventory management as well as demand, supply and manufacturing planning.

The Transportation Planner applies broad knowledge to ensure the integrity, quality, and accuracy of the facility’s transportation plans, which can include but is not limited to controlling order release schedules to the warehouse, building daily route schedules, optimizing orders, and monitoring carrier cost and performance. The Transportation Planner executes Transportation’s standard operating procedures (SOPs) and responds effectively to complex scenarios to ensure customers receive their orders.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of related experience preferred
• 2 years of transportation experience preferred
• High School Diploma or GED preferred
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational and follow up skills
• Prior experience working with WMS and TMS systems preferred
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment

Responsibilities

• Reviews and optimizes customer orders in WMS before releasing orders to warehouse for picking​. Optimization includes consideration for order weight, cube and transportation route density
• Makes decision to shifts orders between commercial carriers and private fleet based on cost and service considerations
• Coordinate daily execution of final mile shipments from Distribution center to customers
• Works with Fleet Manager to confirm routes​, driver availability and their hours of service, along with equipment availability​
• Collaborates with transportation team to maintain and confirm customer delivery requirements​
• Reviews emergency orders in CRM (Salesforce)​ and ensure all tickets are closed out each day
• Ensure all rush orders flow are processed according to standard operating procedure
• Follows transportation route guide to cover additional transportation capacity needs
• Follows up on customer order tracking requests in Salesforce
• Assist Returns Department with coordinating Customer returns when needed
• Drive efficiency and assist in budget accountability, identifies savings opportunities
• Other duties as assigned

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Effectively applies knowledge of job and company policies and procedures to complete a variety of assignments
• In-depth knowledge in technical or specialty area
• Applies advanced skills to resolve complex problems independently
• May modify process to resolve situations
• Works independently within established procedures; may receive general guidance on new assignments
• May provide general guidance or technical assistance to less experienced team members

Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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