Export Logistics Planner

Job Summary

The Export Logistics Planner will efficiently manage the transportation of international bulk container truck moves to plant and customer locations; strategically manage inventories and container moves to ensure customer satisfaction.

Essential Duties / Responsibilities

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

• Efficiently manage the transportation of export containers truck moves to plant and customer locations.
• Strategically manage transportation routes while meeting or exceeding the financial goals of business unit and company.
• Ensures all appropriate information, ie reports, documentation meets all requirements.
• Update account managers on service issues and freight cost variations and to ensure service meets sale expectations.
• Recruit and maintain adequate number of freight vendors to support customer base.
• Analyze transportations costs and maintain carrier rate tables.
• Communicates schedules to export customers from preloading through destination.
• Audit freight invoices for accuracy and monitor accessorial charges.
• Negotiate rates with ocean carriers
• Prepares and handles any cargo insurance and any related claims
• Negotiates any demurrage or detention claims with carriers.
• Analyze data to monitor performance and plan improvements in transportation costs.
• All other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications