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About this Senior Transportation Planner role at White Cap

White Cap · Onsite · Atlanta_30360

A position at White Cap isn’t your ordinary job. You’ll work in an exciting and diverse environment, meet interesting people, and have a variety of career opportunities.

The White Cap family is committed to Building Trust on Every Job. We do this by being deeply knowledgeable, fully capable, and always dependable, and our associates are the driving force behind this commitment.

Responsible for planning, developing, administering, evaluating, and monitoring transportation plans, programs, and projects to streamline all aspects of the freight process from the distribution center (DC) to the branches. Focuses on reducing shipping times and costs, expediting routes, and maximizing loads for all types of freight transport. 

Responsibilities and Duties

  • Reduces freight expenses by utilizing truck space in tandem with loop trucks to drive down less-than-truckload (LTL) and small freight costs while improving lead times. Manages inbound freight expenses from suppliers by back hauling vendor purchase orders.  
  • Improves delivery services to customers by minimizing fleet expenses, increasing revenue per vehicle, reducing the distance traveled per vehicle, and lowering the amount of labor, fuel and toll expenses incurred by the business. 
  • Develops and implements transportation plans to ensure all deliveries are made timely and according to service level agreements. Analyzes truck delivery tickets by considering, delivery address, inventory, time sensitivity, and offload requests to assign the tickets to the appropriate branches. 
  • Manages order queue for routing based on customer orders. Reviews Department of Transportation (DOT) weight and hazmat requirements for each vehicle during the routing process.  
  • Leads junior staff in transportation planning work and oversees investigations, inspections, studies, and surveys to gain further insight into the cause and resolution of a particular problem or issue.   
  • Utilizes Delivery Management Systems (DMS) and Transportation Management Systems (TMS) to support delivery of a true command vehicle operation by uniting optimized route planning, dispatching, and GPS tracking, mobile applications, and fleet/drivers. 
  • Mentors junior staff to expand their understanding of the technical and business aspects of transportation planning 

Education/Experience

  • Minimum Training and Education Required Bachelor's Degree
  • Minimum Experience Required More Than 7 Years

Preferred Qualifications

  • 7+ years’ experience in transportation planning and routing software – REQUIRED.
  • Experience with third party carriers, understanding of logistics, and back haul operations – REQUIRED.
  • 7+ years’ experience with DOT regulations and driver safety programs – REQUIRED.
  • Experience leading and supervising junior staff and promote/support career development – REQUIRED.
  • Descartes Dispatch software experience - Preferred.
  • Experience analyzing and investigating to find solutions to complex problems.
  • Highly capable self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Strong understanding of outbound DC Operations

This position is on-site in the South Atlanta area with some travel, at least initially.

If you’re looking to play a role in building America, consider one of our open opportunities. We can’t wait to meet you.

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About White Cap

White Cap and its affiliates serve as a one-stop shop, providing concrete accessories and chemicals, tools and equipment, building materials and fasteners, erosion and waterproofing products, and safety products to professional contractors by meeting their distinct and customized supply needs in non-residential, infrastructure, and residential end markets. White Cap operates approximately 500 branches across North America with more than 11,000 employees supporting approximately 200,000 customers. For more information about White Cap, visit about.whitecap.com.

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