Transportation Planner

Transportation Planner at Bison Transport Inc.

Responsibilities

• Establish resource availability through analysis of drivers, tractors, and trailers in assigned region and interpret restrictions and opportunities.
• Establish and forecast customer needs and demands. Monitor, forecast, and service corporate accounts, with a thorough understanding of client priorities, volumes, cycles, and flexibility.
• Assemble the overall strategy using relevant information, develop a plan, and communicate it effectively and timely to the Fleet Management group for execution.
• Perform general customer service functions, including communicating with customer personnel regarding load movement, monitoring loads, and strengthening relationships with key contacts.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of previous transportation or logistics experience.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proven analyt...