Load Planning Specialist - BTI Solutions
Hazleton, PA
About the Job
Why work with us?
Proven people.
Everyone on our team has earned a CPC (Certified Personnel Consultant) or CTS (Certified Temporary Staffing Specialist) accreditation from the National Association of Personnel Services. We are experts at staffing and recruiting with more than 16 years of experience serving employers.
Proven process.
Our approach to staffing isn't just a little bit different; it's a whole different ball game. While most staffing firms emphasize transactional services (taking and filling job orders), BTI Solutions focuses on providing more strategic solutions.
By acting as workforce consultants, we are able to find innovative and intelligent strategies for improving productivity, meeting project deadlines, improving hiring quality, decreasing turnover, and reducing total labor costs.
Our recruiting and candidate assessment process assures the highest quality matches between job seeker and employer, so you will get people who not only have the right qualifications but who also have the appropriate personality fit for your organization.
Proven results.
More than anything, the biggest difference with BTI Solutions is the one that matters most: bottom-line results.
Load Planning Specialist
Responsibilities: Middle shift
-Load optimization daily on Transportation Management System and Warehouse Management System.
-Manage the overall planning and coordination of transportation services for the company, using his/her judgment and discretion so as to maximize the efficiency and productivity of the operation.
-Utilize independent judgement and discretion and network balance capacity tools to determine location of trucks and available customer loads; to tailor planning to meet area needs, including loads taken, routes utilized and possible changes or cancellation of load assignments; to understand daily capacity needs/opportunities and proactively communicate to appropriate leadership to maximize efficiency.
-Know and understand the intricacies of operational market assigned; plan for acceptance of loads. Utilize independent judgement and network decision support tool to plan for acceptance of loads; to assign loads to trucks; to ensure customers' service requirements are met.
-Responsible for the successful dispatch of planned loads and subsequent ownership of loads for assigned area.
-Coordinate and work closely with designated department teams to manage and maintain customer trailer pools. Collaborate with other planning center teams to coordinate network needs/opportunities, and create and execute agreed upon strategic plans.
-Make decisions and communicate late pickups and/or deliveries, as well as any other load changes, cancellations or reassignments to appropriate department personnel.
-Use independent judgement and discretion to comply with all Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulations & Safety Compliance guidelines; to validate driver hours of service to safely and legally facilitate the planning of loads.
-Communicate professionally, effectively, and timely with both internal and external customers/contacts.
-Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner which facilitates the overall efficiency and success of business operations in order to meet company demands and expectations.
-Perform additional managerial and business operations duties as assigned.
Skills and Requirements:
-Basic skill: Microsoft office (Excel, Outlook, Word, etc)
-Knowledge of the transportation industry preferred
-Ability to communicate well and effectively with different departments
-Ability to transfer knowledge and train others
-Ability to solve problems and ability to work in high pressure situations, using independent judgement and discretion
-Detail oriented and computer based keyboard skills
-Language: speak and write in English fluently. Bilingual: preferred Spanish.
-Experience: none load planning & supply chain experience is acceptable. Fresh graduate preferred.
Proven people.
Everyone on our team has earned a CPC (Certified Personnel Consultant) or CTS (Certified Temporary Staffing Specialist) accreditation from the National Association of Personnel Services. We are experts at staffing and recruiting with more than 16 years of experience serving employers.
Proven process.
Our approach to staffing isn't just a little bit different; it's a whole different ball game. While most staffing firms emphasize transactional services (taking and filling job orders), BTI Solutions focuses on providing more strategic solutions.
By acting as workforce consultants, we are able to find innovative and intelligent strategies for improving productivity, meeting project deadlines, improving hiring quality, decreasing turnover, and reducing total labor costs.
Our recruiting and candidate assessment process assures the highest quality matches between job seeker and employer, so you will get people who not only have the right qualifications but who also have the appropriate personality fit for your organization.
Proven results.
More than anything, the biggest difference with BTI Solutions is the one that matters most: bottom-line results.
- 95% client satisfaction rate - measures client satisfaction vs. expectations.
- Our clients have worked with us for over 10 years, on average.
- BTI Solutions counts 4 Global Telecommunication companies as clients.
- Client referrals are BTI Solutions' largest source of new clients.
- Google Review 4.4, Facebook Review 4.8
Load Planning Specialist
Responsibilities: Middle shift
-Load optimization daily on Transportation Management System and Warehouse Management System.
-Manage the overall planning and coordination of transportation services for the company, using his/her judgment and discretion so as to maximize the efficiency and productivity of the operation.
-Utilize independent judgement and discretion and network balance capacity tools to determine location of trucks and available customer loads; to tailor planning to meet area needs, including loads taken, routes utilized and possible changes or cancellation of load assignments; to understand daily capacity needs/opportunities and proactively communicate to appropriate leadership to maximize efficiency.
-Know and understand the intricacies of operational market assigned; plan for acceptance of loads. Utilize independent judgement and network decision support tool to plan for acceptance of loads; to assign loads to trucks; to ensure customers' service requirements are met.
-Responsible for the successful dispatch of planned loads and subsequent ownership of loads for assigned area.
-Coordinate and work closely with designated department teams to manage and maintain customer trailer pools. Collaborate with other planning center teams to coordinate network needs/opportunities, and create and execute agreed upon strategic plans.
-Make decisions and communicate late pickups and/or deliveries, as well as any other load changes, cancellations or reassignments to appropriate department personnel.
-Use independent judgement and discretion to comply with all Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulations & Safety Compliance guidelines; to validate driver hours of service to safely and legally facilitate the planning of loads.
-Communicate professionally, effectively, and timely with both internal and external customers/contacts.
-Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner which facilitates the overall efficiency and success of business operations in order to meet company demands and expectations.
-Perform additional managerial and business operations duties as assigned.
Skills and Requirements:
-Basic skill: Microsoft office (Excel, Outlook, Word, etc)
-Knowledge of the transportation industry preferred
-Ability to communicate well and effectively with different departments
-Ability to transfer knowledge and train others
-Ability to solve problems and ability to work in high pressure situations, using independent judgement and discretion
-Detail oriented and computer based keyboard skills
-Language: speak and write in English fluently. Bilingual: preferred Spanish.
-Experience: none load planning & supply chain experience is acceptable. Fresh graduate preferred.
Source : BTI Solutions
