Reynolds Consumer Products Hiring for Transportation Planner Job at Lake Forest, IL Full Time

Job Description

Join Reynolds Consumer Products…a world of opportunities! We are passionate about achieving results and have fun winning as a team! We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace environment in which individual differences are recognized, respected and appreciated.

At Reynolds, we provide amazing job opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, dynamic, fast-paced, and fun workplace environment. Are you looking to build a strong career? Then we have an opportunity for you! We currently have an opportunity for a Transportation Planner to join our team at our location in Lake Forest, IL.

Your Role:

As a Transportation Planner, you will optimize the daily load plan and freight tendering for your assigned regions. The successful individual will balance customer service requirements for on-time delivery, ensuring carrier compliance while maintaining cost effectiveness. Leveraging systemic routing tools as well as manual shipment planning and load tracking, you will work with carriers across multiple modes of transportation to select and execute the most optimal transport plan from order entry to final delivery.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Monitor site shipment and load queries in the TMS continuously throughout the day. Ensure orders are optimized where possible, mode compliance is reviewed, and capacity is secured in a timely fashion to allow for execution. Gather, document, and communicate reason codes for exceptions.
• Communicate & partner daily with warehouse teams and carriers regarding equipment needs, scheduling availability, shipping constraints, etc.
• Identify gaps in transportation capacity, initiate communication with routing guide carriers, and escalate where necessary to ensure capacity is secured. Responsible for executing freight-auction and spot-market decisions when routing guide capacity has been exhausted.
• Daily interaction with carriers to identify and resolve service and capacity issues, escalating with management as necessary. Provide input and feedback into the Carrier Scorecard on a monthly basis. Build and maintain collaborative relationships with RCP partner-carriers.
• Execute responsive transportation support for short lead time shipments, expedite requests, mode conversions, and other unplanned activities.
• Monitor and manage lane and load level costs, including accessorial review and approvals.
• Support in the development of SOP’s, training, KPI metrics, project work, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Ultimately, you will have the opportunity to work with existing team members to identify and provide recommendations for process efficiencies, service improvements, and cost reductions.

You will love it here if…

• You thrive in a fast paced and high-energy environment
• You pay great attention to detail and are well organized
• You are highly self-motivated with the ability to work independently as well as with a team
• You are a dynamic and creative problem-solver

We need you to have:

• BA/BS degree in Logistics or a related field
• 2-4 years of relatable experience in transportation planning, dispatch operations, customer service, scheduling, driver/fleet management, or distribution operations in a multi-facility environment, preferred
• Great attention to detail and carries an analytical mindset with strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, etc.), preferred

Icing on the cake:

• Experience in the consumer product goods (CPG) industry
• Proficiency with SAP and/or BlueYonder TMS, a plus

Want to know more? Check out our website or connect with us on LinkedIn!

Apply today to join a fast-growing innovative company!

Not a good fit but know someone who is? Please refer them!

Local candidates only, no relocation assistance available

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For applicants or employees who are disabled, or require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, you may request assistance by emailing us at [email protected].

No recruiter calls or emails please.

Reynolds Consumer Products is an Equal Opportunity Employer EEO AA M/F/Vet/Disability.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, protected veteran status or disability.

Reynolds Consumer Products is an Equal Opportunity Employer that complies with the laws and regulations set forth in the following EEO is The Law Poster: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf

The Pay Transparency Policy Statement can be found on this link:

http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/PayTransparencyNondiscrimination.html

The poster and the supplement can be found on this link.

http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm

For applicants or employees who are disabled, or require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, you may request assistance by emailing [email protected].

No recruiter calls or emails please.