Senior Load Planner at KAG
Wharton, NJ 07885
About the Job
Job Details
Job Location
96 Wharton NJ - Wharton, NJ
Position Type
Dispatch
Travel Percentage
Negligible
Job Shift
8hr
Job Category
IC1
Description
KAG is North America's largest tank truck transporter and logistics provider, delivering energy commodities, specialty products, merchant gases and food products across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
At KAG, it's our people who make it possible to achieve our company goal as One Team Driven to Make a Difference! With expert knowledge, supportive leadership and most importantly, a strong belief in our company culture, our KAG team exemplifies the passion, pride and entrepreneurial spirit of KAG to help us reach our goal every day.
We want you to have a career with the rewarding professional and community experiences you desire, in a place that feels like home. If you are seeking an opportunity to join a talented team of dedicated professionals in a company that keeps North America moving, we invite you to apply!
Position Summary
Position pay range: $ 72,500- $82,000 based upon experience
Primary responsibility is to review open liquid bulk orders and assemble full tanker shipments in load planning software while targeting customer desired metrics and maintaining customer satisfaction.
Essential Functions
Qualifications
Qualifications
#NDHP Call 888-312-3562
Job Location
96 Wharton NJ - Wharton, NJ
Position Type
Dispatch
Travel Percentage
Negligible
Job Shift
8hr
Job Category
IC1
Description
KAG is North America's largest tank truck transporter and logistics provider, delivering energy commodities, specialty products, merchant gases and food products across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
At KAG, it's our people who make it possible to achieve our company goal as One Team Driven to Make a Difference! With expert knowledge, supportive leadership and most importantly, a strong belief in our company culture, our KAG team exemplifies the passion, pride and entrepreneurial spirit of KAG to help us reach our goal every day.
We want you to have a career with the rewarding professional and community experiences you desire, in a place that feels like home. If you are seeking an opportunity to join a talented team of dedicated professionals in a company that keeps North America moving, we invite you to apply!
Position Summary
Position pay range: $ 72,500- $82,000 based upon experience
Primary responsibility is to review open liquid bulk orders and assemble full tanker shipments in load planning software while targeting customer desired metrics and maintaining customer satisfaction.
Essential Functions
- Use freight optimization program to build truckloads of material shipping from our customer's plants to their customer's facilities.
- Work closely with field personnel and customer service to ensure trucks are efficiently loaded and routed
- Troubleshoot any emergencies on a daily basis to ensure 100% customer satisfaction
- Schedule and coordinate product transfers and customer returns.
- Populate key performance indicators on a monthly basis.
- Communicate daily schedule of loads to manufacturing plants and trucking terminals.
- Facilitate the flow of information between sales, operations, and customer service departments.
- Participate in distribution meetings with customer
- Help coordinate raw material backhaul opportunities on dedicated driver fleet.
- Fill in periodically at customer distribution center and perform basic production shop floor activities
Qualifications
Qualifications
- SAP software experience preferred
- College preferred, but minimum High School diploma
- 2 year's previous dispatch or load planning experience
- Knowledgeable with Microsoft Office products including Outlook, Word and Excel
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Should have basic understanding of U.S. geography and be able to read a map.
- Knowledge of basic production operations and shop floor activities
- Willingness to travel
- Supervisory experience preferred
#NDHP Call 888-312-3562
