Position : Transportation Planner - SAP/JDE

Location : Franklin Lakes, NJ

Duration : 12 Months

Total Hours/week : 40.00

1^st Shift

Client : Medical Devices Company

Job Category : Professional

Level of Experience : Mid Level

Employment Type : Contract on W2 (Need US Citizens or GC Holders or GC EAD or OPT or EAD or CPT)

Job Description:

• The Transportation Planner’s main responsibility is the scheduling of outbound customer shipments for assigned DC(s) while utilizing SAP, JDE and our clients's Transportation Management System (Blue Yonder) to select an appropriate carrier to meet client's and our customer's service requirements.
• Additional responsibilities include managing the inbound transportation routing and scheduling for client plants, sterilizers, and distribution centers.
• The transportation planner is a key team member in the North American Supply Chain Organization’s success each day.

• Our client’s Transportation Planners are responsible for the building, planning, and booking of outbound shipments from our North American Distribution Centers, Manufacturing plants and Sterilizers.
• Transportation Planners balance customer needs, a portfolio of carrier partners/contacts, and special shipment requirements in order to not only deliver the highest outbound efficiency possible, but also while locking in the best financial option possible for our client.
• This customer centric focus, coupled with an eye on delivering cost savings whenever possible, are why the Transportation Planner role is essential to operational success and client’s development goals across the board.
• All planning is done while having a responsibility to meet critical metrics (appointed loads, on time delivery, etc.) and at the best possible cost to the company as a whole.

• Transportation planners have a large influence on business activities and processes across all our client functions.
• Transportation Planners must balance multiple specific functional needs and requirements at once, such as one business unit’s backorder situation and another’s needed to always ship via temperature-controlled equipment.

Skills Required:

• Excel Data Analysis
• TMS Experience
• Communication Skills, both verbal & written
• Ability to set priorities and meet deadlines across multiple tasks
• Knowledge -General knowledge of transportation or supply chain.

Preferred:

• SAP and/or JDE experience.
• Education/Degree Preferred: BS College Degree in Supply Chain/Logistics
• Required: Degree Level Qualification, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience (indicate the number of years) 2+ yrs of transportation, supply chain or related experience (5 Years Preferred)
• 2+ years SAP/JDE/Blue Yonder experience Preferred
• Preferred experience in medical device, pharmaceutical, FDA regulated businesses