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Penske Logistics · 1 week ago

Load Planner (Supply Chain/Logistics)

Center Valley, PA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

1+ years exp

Penske Logistics is a company that engineers state-of-the-art transportation, warehousing, and freight management solutions. The Load Planner role involves coordinating freight movement and customer service, processing orders, and optimizing shipments while providing visibility to management and customers.

LogisticsSupply Chain ManagementTransportation

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Load-building - Adding shipments to a load, rating a load, securing carrier coverage and appointment setting. Monitoring and resolving MCP email messages. Identify shipping opportunities for improved performance such as: truckload multi-stops, consolidated shipments, etc

Provide excellent Customer Service to assigned account(s)

Call Center and shared email box responsibility

Provide visibility to management and the customer by tracking shipments, process over-sight, auditing, load exception investigation, researching and troubleshooting operational issues or functions

Recover customer loads

Complete daily logs and trackers. Provide detailed instruction for various customers and associates from other shifts by phone and e-mail

Other projects and tasks as assigned by supervisor

Qualification

Transportation Management SystemSupply Chain ManagementCustomer ServiceCritical ThinkingProfessional RelationshipsAttention to DetailWritten CommunicationVerbal Communication

Required

High School Diploma (or equivalent) required

Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and sense of urgency

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Must be able to learn and regularly operate various computer systems across different platforms

Ability to develop and maintain professional working relationships with customers as well as Penske associates

Ability to use critical thinking to analyze information, communicate appropriately, make decisions within the framework of the SOP, solve problems, evaluate results, and determine if further action is needed

Ability to work First, Second and Third shifts as needed. Flexibility with scheduling required

Plus One mentality (Looking for additional ways to add value – going above & beyond what you are expected to do)

Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job

Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background Investigation, (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening are required

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job

The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines

While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus

Preferred

Bachelor's Degree in Business or Supply Chain Management

One (1) plus year of experience in Transportation/Supply Chain

Company

Penske Logistics

Penske Logistics engineers supply chain solutions. It is a sub-organization of Penske Truck Leasing.

Founded in 1969

Reading, Pennsylvania, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.penskelogistics.com/

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