Lead Load Planner (Supply Chain/Logistics)

Responsibilities

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- Support supervisor on process management activities and customer communication

- Indirect team management responsibilities delegated by Supervisor or Account manager

- Shift management responsibilities for a single customer or across customer

- Requires travelling to be on Penske or customer on-site locations

- Run metrics and measures to manage process controls

- Train the team on load planning activities and update SOP periodically

- Plan and optimize shipments into loads using Penske’s Transportation Management System

-Tender freight requirements to 3rd Party Carriers

- Maintain Transportation Management systems

- Respond to internal and external customer inquiries

- Act as first/second level escalation for customer inquiries

- Works with Operations Managers to ensure customer expectations are met

- Other projects and tasks as assigned by supervisor

- Stay current on the customer's industry