What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transportation Planner position at Farmer Focus?
Who We Are and What We Do
Farmer Focus's mission is to promote and protect generational family farms by shifting farm-level decision-making and chicken ownership back to farmers and empowering them to farm the way they know is best. We are committed to consistently producing 100% organic and humanely raised chicken that is better for people, the planet, and animals. Our culture is rooted in servant leadership, and we live by our Farmer Focus CARES values : Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship.
How this Role Will Be Impactful
- Develop and update the Daily truck schedule
- Manage and track all outbound shipments via the carrier
- Manage and communicate with suppliers, brokers, carriers, etc. to field any issues in day-to-day trucking schedules.
- Prepare accurate and comprehensive reports for upper management.
- Assist shipping in coordination of inventory rotation and management where applicable with outgoing loads.
- Create and maintain logs, documents, spreadsheets and SOP to streamline workload and improve efficiency.
- Develop the analytical aspects of the job by identifying internal and external tools to achieve the goal.
- Collaborate with the Transportation Manager for any ad hoc responsibilities.
- Confirm all delivery appointments are made, make appointments as needed.
- Maintain carrier scorecard by tracking on time deliveries.
- Communicate effectively with shipping regarding truck schedules.
- Communicate effectively with customer service regarding appointments and on time deliveries.
- All other related duties as assigned.
- Respond timely to after-hours and weekend requests.
- Some after-hours and weekend coverage required.
What You Bring to the Role
The following help make you an even better potential candidate for the position :
This position can work onsite, hybrid, or fully remote.
Farmer Focus is committed to the principles of equal employment and to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations. It is our intent to maintain a work environment that is inclusive and equitable, free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation based upon an individual's age, race (including traits historically associated with race, which includes hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation (including transgender status, gender identity, or expression), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), military status (including status as a uniformed servicemember, a veteran, or dependent of a servicemember), or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. Farmer Focus is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy regarding all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.
