Transportation Planner

Global Channel Management is a technology company that specializes in various types of recruiting and staff augmentation. Our account managers and recruiters have over a decade of experience in various verticals. GCM understands the challenges companies face when it comes to the skills and experience needed to fill the void of the day-to-day function. Organizations need to reduce training and labor costs while still requiring the best talent for the job.

Qualifications

The Transportation Planner role requires experience with Transportation Management Software, specifically:

• MercuryGate transportation management system (TMS) or relevant experience,
• SAP,
• Logistics costs,
• Overall responsibility for daily management of finished goods transport movement and freight payables,
• Transformation of orders (SAP delivery notes) into loads for tender – aka “Load Management,”
• Creation of master billed loads (multiple orders on one BOL),
• Consideration of low-cost mode in relation to transit time available,
• Order maintenance: due dates, weights, etc.,
• Use TMS each morning to find “No Shows” for carrier follow-up.