TITLE: Logistics Planner-Truck

LOCATION: Westchester, IL

REPORTS TO: Logistics Manager, Truck

The Logistics Planner (Truck) will manage the daily planning and execution of transportation to our customers. This role will work directly with the Manager of Logistics to measure carrier performance, improve transportation service and eliminate waste. This position will have frequent interaction with Ingredion plant locations and Customer Service. This role will also participate in projects that will continuously improve Ingredion’s service offering.

If you enjoy the following responsibilities, the Logistics Planner role may be right for you:

• Plan and tender loads to carrier base.
• Ensure that all loads are covered in a timely manner.
• Ensure that carrier is following Ingredion protocol: Timely appointing, appropriate drop trailer pools, timely pick-up and delivery.
• Work directly with carrier base improve tender acceptance rate, on-time pick up and on time delivery.
• Work with transportation procurement team to create optimal cost and service offering.
• Become expert in E2 Open TMS & utilize to optimize transportation process.
• Participate in special projects to drive continuous improvement.
• Drive execution by communicating with various internal departments.
• Develop and manage key carrier metrics.
• Dynamically plan loads while engaging with multiple stakeholders.
• Proactively resolve urgent customer situations related to product delivery.
• Assess service issues. Provide root cause analysis to resolve chronic problems (either internal or external).
• Act as the decision maker for transportation issues while during on call after hours rotation.
• Work with carriers to ensure accuracy of freight bills.
• Anticipate and proactively communicate delivery issues to customer service.
• Ability to find creative solutions to service issues.
• Partner closely with 3rd party carriers to drive out waste and achieve appropriate service levels.
• Work collaboratively with peers and others in team environment.
• Possess the ability to act equally well in the role of team leader, team member, or facilitator.
• Ability to interact calmly and professionally in high pressure environment.

The key requirements for the Logistics Planner role:

• Bachelor’s or Associates Degree in Business, Supply Chain/Logistics or related field, with previous related internship or work experience a plus.
• Knowledge of truck transportation or plant logistics a plus.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to dynamically plan with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to function well as a team member or independently.
• Ability to learn a Transportation Management System (TMS).
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and SAP a plus.

Ingredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process, we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicant's accommodation needs.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, military status, or disability status.

Relocation Available:

No

Ingredion is a leading global ingredients solutions company. We make sweeteners, starches, nutrition ingredients and biomaterials that are used by customers in everyday products from foods and beverages to paper and pharmaceuticals.

We turn grains, fruits, vegetables and other plant materials into ingredients that make crackers crunchy, candy sweet, yogurt creamy, lotions and creams silky, plastics biodegradable and tissues softer and stronger. Our innovative ingredient solutions help customers stay on trend with simple ingredients and gluten-free or high-fiber foods that appeal to today's consumers.

Grounded in our values of Care First, Be Preferred, Everyone Belongs, Innovate Boldly and Owner's Mindset, we employ approximately 11,000 employees around the world. Our customers operate in more than 120 countries and represent 60 diverse sectors, including food, beverage, paper and corrugating, brewing and other industries.