Logistics Planner

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Job Summary

• This individual will create and manage the daily, weekly, and monthly production plan by working with other members of the operational team to deliver on customer requirements.
• This individual will be responsible for the managing the prepackaged inbound forecast, railcar forecast, and maintaining the railcar pipeline inventories for Charleston.
• Direct communication with customers on issues, RCA completion, RC inventory reporting, and overall logistics planning support.
• Essential Job Functions Responsible for daily reporting on the rolling railcar pipeline and dwell times.
• Establish, monitor, and communicate a detailed daily and weekly production plan for all parts of the operation to meet customer service requirements.
• Responsible for communicating and updating production plan daily in the WMS to support rail team switches.
• Work directly with customers and rail lines to understand pain points and create action items to solve current and ongoing issues
• Responsible for managing the railcar forecast for all customers and monitoring forecast vs actual volumes weekly.
• Responsible for EOM reporting and the subsequent billing process Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Responsibilities

• Direct communication with customers on issues, RCA completion, RC inventory reporting, and overall logistics planning support.
• Essential Job Functions Responsible for daily reporting on the rolling railcar pipeline and dwell times.
• Establish, monitor, and communicate a detailed daily and weekly production plan for all parts of the operation to meet customer service requirements.
• Responsible for communicating and updating production plan daily in the WMS to support rail team switches.
• Work directly with customers and rail lines to understand pain points and create action items to solve current and ongoing issues
• Responsible for managing the railcar forecast for all customers and monitoring forecast vs actual volumes weekly.
• Responsible for EOM reporting and the subsequent billing process Other duties as assigned.

Desired Skills/Abilities

• 1-3 years of experience in logistics planning
• Background in inventory management and generation of systems to manage process
• Self-starter (requires minimal supervision)
• Strong problem solver with proven ability to manage issues
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• High level of organizational and prioritization skills with proven ability to multi-task
• High level of detail-orientation

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as necessary to meet the ongoing needs of the Company

---