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Transportation Planner-March 2024
Lake Forest
Mar 28, 2026
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  Transportation Planner in Lake Forest, IL at Reynolds Consumer Products

  Date Posted:1/18/2024

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  Job Snapshot

  Employee Type:Full-Time

  Location:

  Lake Forest, IL

  Job Type:

  Supply Chain

  Manufacturing

  Experience:Not Specified

  Date Posted:1/18/2024

  Job Description

  Job Title: Transportation Planner

  City: Lake Forest / State: Illinois

  Job Description

  Join Reynolds Consumer Products…and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities! We provide amazing job opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, dynamic, fast-paced, and fun workplace environment. If you are looking to build a strong career, we have an opportunity for you! We currently have an opportunity for aTransportation Plannerlocated at our offices in Lake Forest, IL.

  Your Role:

  As a Transportation Planner, you will optimize the daily load plan and freight tendering for your assigned regions. You will balance customer service requirements for on-time delivery, ensuring carrier compliance while maintaining cost effectiveness. Leveraging systemic routing tools as well as manual shipment planning and load tracking, you will work with carriers across multiple modes of transportation to select and execute the most optimal transport plan from order entry to final delivery. The selected candidate will have the opportunity to work with existing team members to identify and provide recommendations for process efficiencies, service improvements, and cost reductions. We embrace and accept individual experiences and backgrounds to achieve a diverse and inclusive workplace.

  You will have the opportunity to:

  Monitor site shipment and load queries in the TMS continuously throughout the day. Ensure orders are optimized where possible, mode compliance is reviewed, and capacity is secured in a timely fashion to allow for execution. Gather, document, and communicate reason codes for exceptions.

  Communicate & partner daily with warehouse teams and carriers regarding equipment needs, scheduling availability, shipping constraints, etc.

  Identify gaps in transportation capacity, initiate communication with routing guide carriers, and escalate where necessary to ensure capacity is secured. Responsible for executing freight-auction and spot-market decisions when routing guide capacity has been exhausted.

  Daily interaction with carriers to identify and resolve service and capacity issues, escalating with management as necessary. Provide input and feedback into the Carrier Scorecard on a monthly basis. Build and maintain collaborative relationships with RCP partner-carriers.

  Execute responsive transportation support for short lead time shipments, expedite requests, mode conversions, and other unplanned activities.

  Monitor and manage lane and load level costs, including accessorial review and approvals.

  Support in the development of SOP's, training, KPI metrics, project work, and continuous improvement initiatives.

  We strive to build a diverse, inclusive, and talented workforce who will contribute to the Company’s vision, mission, and goals.

  You will love it here if…

  You pay great attention to detail and are well organized

  You are self-motivated with the ability to work independently as well as with a team

  You thrive in a fast paced and high-energy environment

  You work well with others, promote collaboration and knowledge sharing

  We need you to have:

  BA/BS degree in Logistics or a related field.

  2-4 years of relatable experience in transportation planning, dispatch operations, customer service, scheduling, driver/fleet management, or distribution operations in a multi-facility environment is preferred.

  The ideal candidate demonstrates attention to detail and carries an analytical mindset with strong communication and interpersonal skills.

  Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, etc) preferred.

  Icing on the cake:

  Proficiency with SAP and/or BlueYonder TMS is a plus. Want to know more? Check out our website or connect with us on LinkedIn!

  Apply today to join a fast-growing innovative company!

  Not a good fit but know someone who is? Please refer them.

  Local candidates only, no relocation assistance available

  #LI-Hybrid

  Join Reynolds Consumer Products and

  Drive Your Careeracross a world of opportunities!

  For applicants or employees who are disabled or require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, you may request assistance by emailing us [email protected].

  No recruiter calls or emails please.

  Reynolds Consumer Products is an Equal Opportunity Employer EEO AA M/F/Vet/Disability.

  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, genetics, or disability.

  Reynolds Consumer Products is an Equal Opportunity Employer that complies with the laws and regulations set forth in the following EEO is The Law Poster:http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf

  The Pay Transparency Regulations Frequently Asked Questions can be found on this link:

  Pay Transparency Regulations Frequently Asked Questions | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov) (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/faqs/pay-transparency)

  The poster and the supplement can be found on this link.

  http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm

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